Social norms and security and justice services for gender-based violence survivors in Nepal: Programmatic implications from a mixed-methods assessment
Norms favoring family- and community-based mediation remain strong. Sanctions for formal reporting remain a deterrent to help-seeking. Leveraging gender-equitable role models, such as female S&J providers, and connecting S&J providers to women and youth may capitalize on existing shifts.
Authors
- Manoj Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1496-9846)
- Iris Shao
- Grace Morrow
- Cari J. Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9959-5221)
- Anudeeta Gautam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1611-2424)
- Holly B. Shakya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-9575)
- Irina Bergenfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2601-2854)
- Sudhindra Sharma
- Brian Batayeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7354-8315)
- Amritha Gourisankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3983-2341)
- Abbie Shervinskie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6485-8799)
- Shikha Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0774-3144)
- Subada Soti
- Tehnyat J. Sohail
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- Georgia State University (US)
- Health Volunteers Overseas (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Kathmandu University (NP)
- Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NP)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297426
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00