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Meta-Analysis
. 2024 Mar;30(3-4):953-980.
doi: 10.1177/10778012231183660. Epub 2023 Jul 20.

Interventions to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ema Alsina  1 , Joyce L Browne  1 , Desi Gielkens  2 , Maaike A J Noorman  2 , John B F de Wit  2
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Meta-Analysis

Interventions to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ema Alsina et al. Violence Against Women. 2024 Mar.

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a global health and human rights problem. This systematic review assesses the effects of preventive interventions on the occurrence of IPV experience or perpetration. Twenty-six studies published between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2022 were included, contributing 91 effect sizes. Multilevel meta-analysis showed a protective pooled effect (risk ratio = 0.85, 95% CI [0.77, 0.99]). Interventions (also) including men were more effective than interventions for women only. No other moderators were found. Findings underscore that various IPV prevention interventions are now available that can improve the health and rights of women in diverse settings.

Keywords: intimate partner violence; meta-analysis; preventive intervention; sexual violence; systematic review.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Selection of Eligible Studies (PRISMA Flow Chart Adapted From Page et al., 2021).
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Risk of Bias Assessment of Individual Studies.
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