Women's informal group participation and intimate partner violence in Mwanza, Tanzania: A longitudinal study
This study underscores the potential of informal community group participation to mitigate sexual and economic IPV among women in Mwanza, Tanzania, while also indicating a possible increase in the risk of emotional IPV. It emphasises the necessity for tailored, context-sensitive, and gender-transformative interventions to address power imbalances and restrictive norms effectively. Future research should delve into nuanced measures of group participation, including attendance, meeting frequency and duration, participants' influence within groups, the strength of social ties, and their implications for IPV experiences.
Authors
- Sarah R. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8595-2358)
- Neema Mosha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5943-9494)
- Heidi Stöckl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0907-8483)
- Sheila Harvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7604-8607)
- Shruti Shukla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4669-2597)
- Shelley Lees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0062-7930)
- Gerry Mshana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8753-7561)
Institutions
- Zimmer Biomet (Netherlands) (NL)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (TZ)
- National Institute for Medical Research (TZ)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117513
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- European Research Council
- H2020 European Research Council