Associations Between Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a Microfinance Plus Program in Rural North West Province, South Africa

Ranganathan, Meghna; Knight, Louise; Abramsky, Tanya; Muvhango, Lufuno; Polzer Ngwato, Tara; Mbobelatsi, Mpho; Ferrari, Giulia; Watts, Charlotte; Stöckl, Heidi

doi:10.1177/0886260519836952

Associations Between Women’s Economic and Social Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a Microfinance Plus Program in Rural North West Province, South Africa

Given the mixed evidence on whether women’s economic and social empowerment is beneficial or not for reducing intimate partner violence (IPV), we explored the relationship between women’s empowerment and IPV risk. We analyzed data from baseline interviews with married women (n = 415) from the Interv...

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Authors:	Ranganathan, Meghna (Author) ; Knight, Louise (Author) ; Abramsky, Tanya (Author) ; Muvhango, Lufuno (Author) ; Polzer Ngwato, Tara (Author) ; Mbobelatsi, Mpho (Author) ; Ferrari, Giulia (Author) ; Watts, Charlotte (Author) ; Stöckl, Heidi (Author)
Format:	Electronic Article
Language:	English
Published:	2021
In:	Journal of interpersonal violence Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 15/16, Pages: 7747-7775
Online Access:	Volltext (kostenfrei)
Check availability:	HBZ Gateway
Keywords:	South Africa intimate partner violence (IPV) microfinance plus Economic situation women’s economic and social empowerment