A social empowerment intervention to prevent intimate partner violence against women in a microfinance scheme in Tanzania: findings from the MAISHA cluster randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Saidi Kapiga, ProfMD (Author), Sheila Harvey, PhD (Author), Gerry Mshana, PhD (Author), Christian Holm Hansen, PhD (Author), Grace J Mtolela (Author), Flora Madaha, BA (Author), Ramadhan Hashim, PGD (Author), Imma Kapinga, BA (Author), Neema Mosha, MSc (Author), Tanya Abramsky, MSc (Author), Shelley Lees, PhD (Author), Charlotte Watts, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Globally, about 30% of women have experienced physical or sexual violence, or both, from an intimate partner during their lifetime. Associations between poverty and women's increased risk of intimate partner violence have been observed. We therefore aimed to assess the effe...