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Association between gender-based violence and hypertension among women in the Kyrgyzstan Republic

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022
Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant global public health problem and the most prominent human rights violation severely impacting women’s health and wellbeing.
Mustapha S. Abba, Chidozie U. Nduka, Seun Anjorin, Olalekan A. Uthman   +3 more
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A Survey of Women in Botswana History: Individual Pioneers, Institutions and Advocacy Movements From the Pre‐Colonial Period to 2024

History Compass, Volume 24, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Women have played a critical role in Botswana's development since precolonial times. However, patriarchal socio‐political systems have limited their contributions to the country's rapid economic growth in the post‐colony. This paper discusses women's contributions in areas such as public office, missionary service, education, politics, women's
Christian John Makgala, Alinah Segobye
wiley   +1 more source

The Institutionalization of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Migrant Women’s Access to Social Protection System in Advanced Welfare Societies. [Elektronisk resurs]

, 2022
This study critically engages with the knowledge produced in the field of gender-based violence (GBV) in the context of migration. The focus is specifically on empirical studies that look at women whose immigrant status is precarious, which means that ...
Lund University., Di Matteo, Claudia,
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Liberia’s Gender-Based Violence National Action Plan [PDF]

Forced Migration Review, 2007
Liberia is on the path to national recovery after some 14 years of a brutal civil war that left around half of all Liberian women as survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). However, rates of GBV, in particular domestic violence, remain high.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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Resettlement and Relational Adjustment: Gender and Liberian Couple Relationships After Forced Migration

Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 88, Issue 1, Page 67-80, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective The goal of this study was to explore key informant and community members' perspectives on relational adjustment in one of the largest Liberian communities in the U.S., including ways that cultural and gender norm changes influenced couples post‐resettlement.
Lekie Dwanyen, Sarah Griffes, Elizabeth Wieling   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Gender-based Violence Prevention: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Mexico [PDF]

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has become a powerful and effective tool to deal with violence in many at-risk areas in the world. However, its use for gender-based violence (GBV) and dating violence, although promising, has been limited and used as a
Inter-American Development Bank
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Online Gender-Based Violence(GBV) Crime In The Perspective Of Indonesian Criminal Law

Journal of Strafvordering Indonesian
In recent years, developments in information and communication technologies have increased the use of digital media, which has simultaneously expanded the risk of online gender-based violence (GBV). This phenomenon includes sexual harassment, non-consensual dissemination of intimate content, and gender-based threats, which commonly affect women and ...
Frans Reumi, Karolus Kopong Medan, Ainurrafiqa Pelupessy, Ramadhan Usman   +3 more
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A rapid assessment of the gender-based violence (GBV) situation and response in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique [PDF]

, 2021
This rapid assessment, carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), in collaboration with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Mozambique, sought to understand the GBV risks and response for displaced populations in Cabo ...
D'Odorico, Giulia, Hossain, Mazeda, Jamal, Elisa, Scarpassa do Prado, Danielle, Roberts, Colleen, Palmer, Jennifer   +5 more
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Evaluating the Impact of the “Gender Equity Movement in Schools” (GEMS) Intervention on Gender Knowledge and Attitudes Among Male Adolescents in Bangladesh: A Mixed‐Methods Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The “Gender Equity Movement in Schools” (GEMS) intervention, a health education program for all adolescents in grades VI to VIII, intended to promote their knowledge of gender issues and transform their attitudes; however, the changes are found to be less significant among males. This study aimed to explore the gender issue‐
Sudipta Das, Hridi Hedayet, Umme Haney, Nurjahan Akter, Sultana Sadia Islam, Md. Sanwarul Hoque Khan, Syed Shariful Islam, Fariha Haseen   +7 more
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Addressing gender-based violence in the Latin American and Caribbean Region : A critical review of interventions [PDF]

The authors present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion are the
Morrison, Andrew, Ellsberg, Mary, Bott, Sarah   +2 more
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