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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Autores principales: Ranganathan, Meghna (Autor) ; Knight, Louise (Autor) ; Abramsky, Tanya (Autor) ; Muvhango, Lufuno (Autor) ; Polzer Ngwato, Tara (Autor) ; Mbobelatsi, Mpho (Autor) ; Ferrari, Giulia (Autor) ; Watts, Charlotte (Autor) ; Stöckl, Heidi (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
En: Journal of interpersonal violence
Año: 2021, Volumen: 36, Número: 15/16, Páginas: 7747-7775
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Palabras clave:
South Africa
intimate partner violence (IPV)
microfinance plus
Economic situation
women’s economic and social empowerment