View clinical trials related to Gender-based Violence.
Filter by:The scientific literature shows that women subjected to gender violence suffer a deterioration in mental health (anxiety, stress and depression). In particular, a recent study carried out in Galicia found a high incidence of post-traumatic stress, depression and low self-esteem in women victims of gender violence. The efficacy of therapeutic exercise in depression and anxiety has been widely demonstrated, as has the link between gender violence and deterioration of mental health, with a high incidence of post-traumatic stress. However, research on the effect of therapeutic exercise in battered women is very limited. For this reason, the aim of the present project is to evaluate the effect of a therapeutic exercise program on mental health in women who have suffered gender violence.
Gender-based violence (GBV) (including homicide) is one of the leading causes of maternal and child (fetus, newborn or infant) mortality and morbidity in limited resource settings such as India. This study is evaluating the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of WC-SHE (Women and Children-Safety, Health and Empowerment) intervention developed to promote health and safety outcomes of mother and children in rural and/or tribal regions in India. The aim will be to refine, optimize and standardize the WC-SHE intervention and its added components, develop fidelity measures, conduct a feasibility and acceptability evaluation of the intervention and implementation procedures as well as examine preliminary efficacy outcomes of WC-SHE.
Cash transfers have shown promise in preventing intimate partner violence, and in reducing recipients' stress levels. Cash transfers with behavioral or psychological interventions have shown limited effectiveness at reducing stress in some African countries. Little is known of the cost-effectiveness of interventions delivered alongside cash transfer programs. The MEWE economic evaluation sub-study (MEWE-EE) runs alongside MEWE, a three-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial in Sindh, Pakistan. MEWE-EE will assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of delivering a cash-transfer program (BISP-CT) combined with a life-skills building curriculum (LSB curriculum), compared to the BISP-CT alone. The LSB curriculum is offered to either women who receive BISP-CT, or to women who receive BISP-CT and their husbands.
Using a participatory action research design, this study examines the process and impact of implementing an evidence-informed, strengths-based, trauma- and violence-informed outreach program with women at greatest risk of health and social inequities to mitigate the effects of multiple forms of violence in their lives. Through collaboration among community service leaders and staff, women with lived or living experience of gender-based violence, and researchers, this project aims to improve the capacity of organizations to build and sustain effective and trusting relationships with women in order to foster health, well-being, safety, and increased ability to independently navigate their support needs.
To pilot and evaluate the integration of first-line response to gender- based violence (GBV), particularly intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence and reproductive coercion, within family planning (FP) and antenatal care (ANC) services at public health facilities in Ebonyi and Sokoto states in Nigeria. GBV first-line response in the health setting includes screening , empowerment counseling, safety planning, and support to connect to additional services needed.
This school-based study will evaluate a behavioral intervention-the No Means No (NMN) intervention-to reduce violence among enrolled girls, ages 10-19, through a cluster-randomized control trial and a nested qualitative study.
The Implementation science and impact evaluation of PfR programme: A hybrid cRCT design study will use an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 2 design to a) determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of PfR, and b) determine the feasibility and impact of three different implementation strategies in terms of programme delivery. A cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) will examine the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and implementation of the Parenting for Respectability (PfR) programme on the reduction of violence against children and gender based violence in comparison to those receiving an hour lecture on parenting in the Wakiso and Amuru districts of Uganda (N = 54 clusters, 2,160 parents, 1,080 children, 1:1 allocation ratio).
The objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) delivered by local counselors, on the mental health and socio-economic empowerment of survivors of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) who suffer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), in North and South Kivu in Eastern DRC. The counselors will be trained and supervised by clinical experts from the NGO Vivo International. The therapy is expected to reduce the symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety in SGBV survivors. The project is expected to directly impact and improve the beneficiaries' mental health outcomes of interest, and to indirectly impact and enhance their economic empowerment in the medium term and social functioning both in the short and medium term. This proposed impact evaluation will answer the following research questions: 1) What is the impact of NET on survivors' psychosocial wellbeing, economic empowerment and social functioning and participation? 2) Does the impact of NET differ depending on individual and household characteristics as well as context-specific factors?
Sub Saharan Africa is home to only 12% of the population, but accounts for approximately 70% of the global burden of HIV infection and 84% of infections among young people aged 10-24 years. South Africa, which currently has the largest SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in SSA, also has the largest HIV epidemic globally. Access and service delivery barriers to engaging in HIV care have contributed to estimates that only 49% of adolescents (aged 10-19 years) entering care from 2005-2016 have initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART). In response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic the South African government has implemented national lock-down orders that we predict will further inhibit treatment engagement among young people. Research is needed to identify best practices for safely retaining young people living with HIV (YPLWH) in care during COVID-19.
"Stop sexual harassment" is a school based intervention tailored to reduce sexual- and gendered harassment among pupils in secondary school. The first aim of this study is to test to what extent "Stop sexual harassment" reduces sexual harassment and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender expression (gendered harassment) among 8th to 10th grade pupils in secondary school. The second aim of the study is to test to what extent the intervention increases teachers' responses to sexual- and gendered harassment among pupils. The intervention consists of eight lessons which address the prevention of sexual- and gendered harassment. METHOD: A minimum 32 schools with at least 3840 pupils will participate in a cluster randomized controlled trial. Participating schools will be randomly assigned to intervention schools and control schools. At the intervention schools, teachers will be introduced to "Stop sexual harassment" through a digital course which will provide them with a manual containing eight lessons to be held for the pupils. At the control schools there will not be any intervention. The effects of the intervention on pupils will be determined by assessing their experiences with sexual and gendered harassment, and internalized and externalized problems prior to the intervention (T1), shortly after the intervention (T2) and six moths after the intervention (T3). The effects of the intervention on teachers will be determined by assessing the teachers' experiences of responding to sexual and gendered harassment among pupils. HYPOTHESIS: It is expected that the intervention "Stop sexual harassment" will lead to reduced sexual and gendered harassment perpetration and victimization, and less internalized and externalized problems among the pupils in secondary school, and that teachers will more frequently take action when sexual- and gendered harassment is encountered among the pupils.