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Gender-based violence syndemics in global health: A systematic review

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  • Vahedi, Luissa
  • Seff, Ilana
  • Tsai, Alexander C.
  • Rfat, Mustafa
  • Aljamhan, Muneera Suliman
  • Stark, Lindsay

Abstract

Global guidance indicates that protections for gender and equity issues, such as gender-based violence (GBV), should be mainstreamed across sectors. One novel strategy that can be leveraged to illustrate the cross-cutting impacts of GBV is to investigate GBV syndemically. This systematic review identified, evaluated, and synthesized quantitative studies conducted in LMICs that tested syndemic theories involving GBV.

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  • Vahedi, Luissa & Seff, Ilana & Tsai, Alexander C. & Rfat, Mustafa & Aljamhan, Muneera Suliman & Stark, Lindsay, 2025. "Gender-based violence syndemics in global health: A systematic review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 367(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:367:y:2025:i:c:s0277953625001224
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117793
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