Submissions from 2019
Meeting report of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region's Regional Training Facility: Working with the police sector to meet the needs of sexual violence survivors in the Great Lakes Region, Nathan Byamukama, Chi-Chi Undie, Sharon Asiimwe, George Odwe, Nachela Chelwa, Harriet Birungi, and Michael Mbizvo
Assessing the relationship between intimate partner violence, externally-decided pregnancy and unintended pregnancies among women in slum communities in Mumbai, India, Anindita Dasgupta, Anita Raj, Saritha Nair, Dattaram Naik, Niranjan Saggurti, Balaiah Donta, and Jay G. Silverman
A new approach to assess the capability of health facilities to provide clinical care for sexual violence against women: A pilot study, Mardieh Dennis, Onikepe Owolabi, Jenny A. Cresswell, Nachela Chelwa, Manuela Colombini, Bellington Vwalika, Michael Mbizvo, and Oona M.R. Campbell
Health care providers’ and mothers’ perceptions about the medicalization of female genital mutilation or cutting in Egypt: A cross-sectional qualitative study, Omaima El-Gibaly, Mirette Aziz, and Salma Abou Hussein
Measurement of the sexual health and wellbeing of women who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting: A scoping review, Tammary Esho, Samuel K. Muniu, Mohamed Yussuf, Chantalle Okondo, and Caroline W. Kabiru
Malawi Schooling and Adolescent Study Data Sets, Paul C. Hewett and Barbara Mensch
"No to circumcision": The road to effective social marketing campaigns in Egypt, Salma Abou Hussein and Sarah Ghattass
Dataset: Vulnerable street boys and girls in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nrupa Jani, Lung Vu, Sam Kalibala, Gebeyehu Mekonnen, and Kay Lynn
Access to facilities for women experiencing domestic violence, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and K.G. Santhya
A spatial analysis of the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting among 0–14-year-old girls in Kenya, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Chibuzor Christopher Nnanatu, Glory Atilola, Paul Komba, Lubanzadio Mavatikua, Zhuzhi Moore, Gerry Mackie, and Bettina Shell-Duncan
Gender-based violence and engagement in biomedical HIV prevention, care and treatment: A scoping review, Anna M. Leddy, Ellen Weiss, Eileen Yam, and Julie Pulerwitz
Using Demographic and Health Surveys in the campaign to end FGM/C: A Kenyan example, Dennis Matanda and Caroline W. Kabiru
Tracing change in female genital mutilation/cutting: Shifting norms and practices among communities in Narok and Kisii counties, Kenya—Brief, Dennis Matanda, Chantalle Okondo, Caroline W. Kabiru, and Bettina Shell-Duncan
Is there a relationship between female genital mutilation/cutting and fistula? A statistical analysis using cross-sectional data from Demographic and Health Surveys in 10 sub-Saharan Africa countries, Dennis Matanda, Pooja Sripad, and Charity Ndwiga
Implementing and scaling-up Stepping Stones in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Lessons from working in informal settlements, Cecilia Milford, M. Mtshali, Mags Beksinska, and Julie Pulerwitz
The Global Compact on Refugees: How the Sauti/VOICE Project fits, Josephine Ngebeh, Chi-Chi Undie, and Joanina Karugaba
SAUTI/VOICE Project: First UNHCR-Population Council regional workshop, Josephine Ngebeh, Chi-Chi Undie, Joanina Karugaba, George Odwe, Nachela Chelwa, Harriet Birungi, and Michael Mbizvo
Associations between female genital mutilation/cutting and HIV: A review of the evidence, Yetunde A. Noah Pinheiro
Associations between FGM/C and HIV in Ethiopia, the Gambia, Kenya, and Sierra Leone: A limited analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data, Yetunde A. Noah Pinheiro, Zhuzhi Moore, and David Gathara
Gender and Power Metrics database, Population Council
The medicalisation of female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya: Perspectives of families and health care providers, Population Council
Unintended consequences of mHealth interactive voice messages promoting contraceptive use after menstrual regulation in Bangladesh: Intimate partner violence results from a randomized controlled trial, Kate Reiss, Kathryn L. Andersen, Erin Pearson, Kamal Biswas, Fahmida Taleb, Thoai Ngo, Altaf Hossain, Sharmani Barnard, Christopher Smith, James Carpenter, Jamie Menzel, Katharine Footman, Katherine Keenan, Megan Douthwaite, Reena Yasmin, Hassan Rushekh Mahmood, Tanzila Tabbassum, Manuela Colombini, Loraine Bacchus, and Kathryn Church
Decision-making in the practice of female genital mutilation or cutting in Sudan: A cross-sectional study, Majdi Sabahelzain, Ahmed Gamal Eldin, Suad Babiker, Caroline W. Kabiru, and Muna Eltayeb
Transforming the attitudes of young men about gender roles and the acceptability of violence against women, Bihar, K.G. Santhya, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Rajib Acharya, Neelanjana Pandey, Aparajita Gogoi, Madhu Joshi, Santosh Kumar Singh, Komal Saxena, and Sandeep Ojha
Adapted tool for the assessment of domestic violence against women in a low-income country setting: A reliability analysis, Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey, Abubakar Manu, Nega Assefa, and Augustine Ankomah
Are interventions focused on gender-norms effective in preventing domestic violence against women in low and lower-middle income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis, Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey, Abubakar Manu, Nega Assefa, Gezahegn Tesfaye, and Augustine Ankomah
Reference guide for data collection: Qualitative social network interviews, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Amadou Moreau, Sarah Smith, and Holly B. Shakya
Reference guide: Factorial focus group analysis methods for studying social norm change, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Amadou Moreau, Katherine Wander, and Sarah Smith
Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and maternal health-seeking behavior: Findings from mixed-methods analysis in Bangladesh, Pooja Sripad, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Charity Ndwiga, and Charlotte E. Warren
Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and maternal health-seeking behavior: Findings from mixed-methods analysis in Nigeria, Pooja Sripad, Charity Ndwiga, and Charlotte E. Warren
Assessing the role of women’s autonomy and acceptability of intimate-partner violence in maternal health-care utilization in 63 low- and middle-income countries, Pooja Sripad, Charlotte E. Warren, Michelle J. Hindin, and Mahesh Karra
Storytelling and policy change in Africa's Great Lakes Region, Chi-Chi Undie, Nathan Byamukama, George Odwe, Nachela Chelwa, Harriet Birungi, and Michael Mbizvo
Practice-based learning: Integrating SGBV screening into health facilities in refugee contexts, Chi-Chi Undie, Josephine Ngebeh, Joanina Karugaba, Harriet Birungi, and Michael Mbizvo
Practice-based learning: Observations on One-Stop Centers in refugee settings, Chi-Chi Undie, Josephine Ngebeh, Jane Harriet Namwebya, and Joanina Karugaba
Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and maternal health-seeking behavior: Findings from mixed-methods analysis in Ethiopia, Charlotte E. Warren, Pooja Sripad, and Charity Ndwiga
Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and maternal health-seeking behavior: Findings from mixed-methods analysis in Kenya, Charlotte E. Warren, Pooja Sripad, and Charity Ndwiga
Submissions from 2018
Dataset: Married adolescent girls in rural Assiut and Souhag: Limited choices and unfulfilled reproductive health needs, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab
Engendering healthy masculinities to prevent sexual violence: Rationale for and design of the Manhood 2.0 trial, Kaleab Z. Abebe, Kelley A. Jones, Alison J. Culyba, Nayck B. Feliz, Heather Anderson, Irving Torres, Sarah Zelazny, Patricia Bamwine, Adwoa Boateng, Benjamin Cirba, Autumn Detchon, Danielle Devine, Zoe Feinstein, Justin Macak, Michael Massof, Summer Miller-Walfish, Sarah Elizabeth Morrow, Paul Mulbah, Zabi Mulwa, Taylor Paglisotti, Lisa Ripper, Katie A. Ports, Jennifer L. Matjasko, Aapta Garg, Jane Kato-Wallace, Julie Pulerwitz, and Elizabeth Miller
Health sector inadequacies in attending to child survivors of sexual abuse in Kenya: An operations research, Carol Ajema, Chi-Chi Undie, Charity Mbugua, Jordan Kyongo, and Lina Digolo
Understanding the key elements for designing and implementing social marketing campaigns to inform the development of creative approaches for FGM/C abandonment in Sudan, Widad Ali A/Rahman, Samia Al Nagar, Randa H. Gindeel, and Arwa Salah
Dataset: Safe and Smart Savings, Karen Austrian
Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP): Sexual and gender-based violence, Karen Austrian, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Natalie Jackson Hachonda, and Paul C. Hewett
Medicalisation of female genital mutilation/cutting in Sudan: Shift in types and providers, Nafisa Bedri, Huda Sherfi, Ghada Rudwan, Sara Elhadi, and Wafa Elamin
Associations between intimate partner violence and married women's condom and other contraceptive use in rural India, Anindita Dasgupta, Niranjan Saggurti, Mohan Ghule, Elizabeth Reed, Balaiah Donta, Madhusudana Battala, Saritha Nair, Julie Ritter, Gajanan Velhal, Jay G. Silverman, and Anita Raj
Understanding men's elevated alcohol use, gender equity ideologies, and intimate partner violence among married couples in rural India, Anindita Dasgupta, Jay G. Silverman, Niranjan Saggurti, Mohan Ghule, Balaiah Donta, Madhusudana Battala, Saritha Nair, Gajanan Velhal, and Anita Raj
Gender-transformative Bandebereho couples’ intervention to promote male engagement in reproductive and maternal health and violence prevention in Rwanda: Findings from a randomized controlled trial, Kate Doyle, Ruti G. Levtov, Gary Barker, Gautam G. Bastian, Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer, Shamsi Kazimbaya, Anicet Nzabonimpa, Julie Pulerwitz, Felix Sayinzoga, Vandana Sharma, and Dominick Shattuck
FGM/C decision-making process and the role of gender power relations in Sudan, Ahmed Gamal Eldin, Suad Babiker, Majdi Sabahelzain, and Muna Eltayeb
Child domestic work and transitions to commercial sexual exploitation: Evidence from Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar
Gender norms, gender role conflict/stress and HIV risk behaviors among men in Mpumalanga, South Africa, Ann Gottert, Clare Barrington, Heath Luz McNaughton-Reyes, Suzanne Maman, Catherine MacPhail, Sheri A. Lippman, Kathleen Kahn, Rhian Twine, and Audrey Pettifor
Preventing violence against women and girls in Bihar: Challenges for implementation and evaluation, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and K.G. Santhya
Shifts in female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya: Perspectives of families and health care providers, Samuel Kimani and Caroline W. Kabiru
Medicalized female genital mutilation/cutting: Contentious practices and persistent debates, Samuel Kimani and Bettina Shell-Duncan
Tracing change in female genital mutilation/cutting: Shifting norms and practices among communities in Narok and Kisii counties, Kenya, Dennis Matanda, Chantalle Okondo, Caroline W. Kabiru, and Bettina Shell-Duncan
High rates of sexual violence by both intimate and non-intimate partners experienced by adolescent girls and young women in Kenya and Zambia: Findings around violence and other negative health outcomes, Sanyukta Mathur, Jerry Okal, Maurice Musheke, Nanlesta Pilgrim, Sangram Kishor Patel, Ruchira Bhattacharya, Nrupa Jani, James K. Matheka, Lunda Banda, Drosin Mulenga, and Julie Pulerwitz
Gender, power, and violence: A systematic review of measures and their association with male perpetration of IPV, Katharine McCarthy, Ruchi Mehta, and Nicole Haberland
Exploring the Nigerian health system's response to female genital mutilation/cutting, Otibho Obianwu
Understanding medicalisation of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): A qualitative study of parents and health workers in Nigeria, Otibho Obianwu, Adetayo Adetunji, and Osasuyi Dirisu
Attitudes towards help-seeking for sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian settings: The case of Rwamwanja refugee settlement scheme in Uganda, George Odwe, Chi-Chi Undie, and Francis Obare
Collaborative work with Somaliland stakeholders to increase evidence based decision making in FGM/C, Chantalle Okondo
Community mobilization to modify harmful gender norms and reduce HIV risk: Results from a community cluster randomized trial in South Africa, Audrey Pettifor, Sheri A. Lippman, Ann Gottert, Chirayath M. Suchindran, Amanda Selin, Dean Peacock, Suzanne Maman, Dumisani Rebombo, Rhian Twine, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, and Catherine MacPhail
Expanding the evidence base and networks for sexual violence response in East and Southern Africa—Completion report for the period May 2014–February 2018, Population Council
Changes in FGM/C in Somaliland: Medical narrative driving shift in types of cutting, Richard A. Powell and Mohamed Yussuf
How empowered are girls/young women in their sexual relationships? Relationship power, HIV risk, and partner violence in Kenya, Julie Pulerwitz, Sanyukta Mathur, and Daniel Woznica
Dataset: Tathmini GBV study: Evaluation of comprehensive gender-based violence programming delivered through the HIV program platform in Tanzania, Susan K. Settergren, Stella Mujaya, Wasima Rida, Lusajo Kajula, Hussein Kamugisha, Jessie K. Mbwambo, Felix Kisanga, Mucho M. Mizinduko, Megan S. Dunbar, Isihaka Mwandalima, Hijja Wazee, Diana Prieto, Saiqa Mullick, Jennifer Erie, and Delivette Castor
The role of older women in contesting norms associated with female genital mutilation/cutting in Senegambia: A factorial focus group analysis, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Amadou Moreau, Katherine Wander, and Sarah Smith
Trends in medicalisation of female genital mutilation/cutting: What do the data reveal?, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Carolyne Njue, and Zhuzhi Moore
Harmonizing national abortion and pregnancy prevention laws and policies for sexual violence survivors with the Maputo Protocol: Proceedings of a 2016 regional technical meeting in sub-Saharan Africa, Jill Thompson, Chi-Chi Undie, Avni Amin, Brooke R. Johnson, Rajat Khosla, Leopold Ouedraogo, Triphonie Nkurunziza, Sara Rich, Elizabeth Westley, Melissa Garcia, Harriet Birungi, and Ian Askew
Understanding HIV risks among adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: Lessons for DREAMS, Abdhalah Kasiira Ziraba, Benedict Orindi, Sheru Muuo, Sian Floyd, Isolde Birdthistle, Joyce Mumah, Jane Osindo, Pauline Njoroge, and Caroline W. Kabiru
Submissions from 2017
Married adolescent girls in rural Assiut and Souhag: Limited choices and unfulfilled reproductive health needs, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Doaa Oraby, Omaima El-Gibaly, Manal Darwish, Mirette Aziz, Amira Elgazzar, and Heba Mahmoud
Enhancing access to post-rape care for child survivors in the context of police and health services in Zambia: A feasibility assessment of a police response model, Nachela Chelwa, Kshipra Hemal, George Msipu Phiri, Michael Mbizvo, and Chi-Chi Undie
Adolescent health: Priorities and opportunities for Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram, Sapna Desai
Rapid evidence assessment: Quality of studies assessing interventions to support FGM/C abandonment, Tammary Esho, Jamlick Karumbi, and Carolyne Njue
Stigma, violence and HIV vulnerability among transgender persons in sex work in Maharashtra, India, Deepika Ganju and Niranjan Saggurti
The effect of a gender transformative life skills education and sports-coaching programme on the attitudes and practices of adolescent boys and young men in Bihar, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Rajib Acharya, Neelanjana Pandey, K.G. Santhya, A.J. Francis Zavier, Santosh Kumar Singh, Komal Saxena, Aparajita Gogoi, Madhu Joshi, and Sandeep Ojha
Enabling adolescent boys to adopt attitudes that espouse gender equality and oppose violence against women and girls: Evidence from rural Bihar—Policy brief, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and K.G. Santhya
Empowering women and addressing violence against them through self-help groups (SHGs), Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya, A.J. Francis Zavier, Neelanjana Pandey, Santosh Kumar Singh, Komal Saxena, Shilpi Rampal, Sharmistha Basu, Aparajita Gogoi, Madhu Joshi, and Sandeep Ojha
Feasibility of screening and referring women experiencing marital violence by engaging frontline workers: Evidence from rural Bihar, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, K.G. Santhya, Santosh Kumar Singh, A.J. Francis Zavier, Neelanjana Pandey, Rajib Acharya, Komal Saxena, Aparajita Gogoi, Madhu Joshi, and Sandeep Ojha
Modifying behaviours and notions of masculinity: Effect of a programme led by locally elected representatives, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, A.J. Francis Zavier, K.G. Santhya, Rajib Acharya, Neelanjana Pandey, Santosh Kumar Singh, Komal Saxena, Aparajita Gogoi, Madhu Joshi, and Sandeep Ojha
Intersections between polyvictimisation and mental health among adolescents in five urban disadvantaged settings: The role of gender, Mphatso Kamndaya, Pedro T. Pisa, Matthew F. Chersich, Michele R. Decker, Adesola Olumide, Rajib Acharya, Yan Cheng, Heena Brahmbhatt, and Sinead Delany-Moretlwe
Modeling and mapping of girls' female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the context of economic, social, and regional disparities: Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys 1998-2014, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Damaris Kinyoki, Ahmed Sarki, David Gathara, Paul Komba, and Bettina Shell-Duncan
Exploring the association between FGM/C and early/child marriage: A review of the evidence, Jamlick Karumbi, David Gathara, and Jacinta Muteshi-Strachan
Female genital mutilation/cutting in Nigeria: A scoping review, Blessing U. Mberu
Senegal: Explorer le processus de la collaboration multisectorielle mise en place pour l’étude qualitative, Fatou Mbow, Nafissatou Diop, Awa Diop Dabo, Awa Tounkara Cissé, and Seynabou Ba Diakhaté
Community engagement in SGBV prevention and response: A compendium of interventions in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region, Zahra Mirghani, Joanina Karugaba, Nicholas Martin-Achard, Chi-Chi Undie, and Harriet Birungi
HIV-risk behaviors of men who perpetrate intimate partner violence in Rakai, Uganda, Margo Mullinax, Stephanie A. Grilo, Xiaoyu S. Song, Jennifer Wagman, Sanyukta Mathur, Fred Nalugoda, Tom Lutalo, and John Santelli
Female genital cutting in Somaliland: Baseline assessment, Katy Newell-Jones
Campaña del Lazo Blanco: sesiones de diálogo para su promoción, Population Council
Status of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Zambia: Comprehensive sexuality education and adolescents sexual and reproductive health, Population Council
Status of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Zambia: Violence against women and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, Population Council
Youth and domestic violence [Arabic], Population Council
Strengthening capacity in HIV operations research: Reflections on a Project SOAR workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, Project SOAR
Associations between violence in school and at home and education outcomes in rural Malawi: A longitudinal analysis, Stephanie Psaki, Barbara Mensch, and Erica Soler-Hampejsek
The effects of school violence on education in Malawi, Stephanie Psaki, Barbara Mensch, and Erica Soler-Hampejsek
Acceptability and effectiveness of helpline services: Perspectives of women in distress and service providers—Policy brief, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Empowering women and addressing marital violence through self-help groups: Evidence from rural Bihar—Policy brief, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Feasibility of screening and referring women experiencing marital violence by engaging frontline workers: Evidence from rural Bihar—Policy brief, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Reducing violence against women and girls in India: Lessons from the Do Kadam programme, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Training locally elected representatives to act as change agents to promote egalitarian gender norms: Lessons learned from the Do Kadam Barabari Ki Ore programme—Policy brief, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Longitudinal associations of intimate partner violence attitudes and perpetration: Dyadic couples data from a randomized controlled trial in rural India, Holly B. Shakya, Paul Fleming, Niranjan Saggurti, Balaiah Donta, Jay G. Silverman, and Anita Raj