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Women's informal group participation and intimate partner violence in Mwanza, Tanzania: A longitudinal study

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  • Shukla, Shruti
  • Mosha, Neema R.
  • Meyer, Sarah R.
  • Harvey, Sheila
  • Lees, Shelley
  • Mshana, Gerry
  • Stöckl, Heidi

Abstract

Women's groups have emerged as an essential platform for implementing violence prevention interventions across diverse settings because they can serve as a powerful catalyst for promoting gender equality, empowering women, and providing a safe space for them. Given the limited empirical evidence on the impact of women's informal group participation on male-perpetrated intimate partner violence, this longitudinal study examines how such participation influences women's experiences of physical, emotional, sexual, and economic IPV in Mwanza, Tanzania.

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  • Shukla, Shruti & Mosha, Neema R. & Meyer, Sarah R. & Harvey, Sheila & Lees, Shelley & Mshana, Gerry & Stöckl, Heidi, 2025. "Women's informal group participation and intimate partner violence in Mwanza, Tanzania: A longitudinal study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 364(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:364:y:2025:i:c:s0277953624009675
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117513
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