Changing gender norms and reducing intimate partner violence: Results from a quasi-experimental intervention study with young men in Ethiopia

J. Pulerwitz, L. Hughes, M. Mehta, A. Kidanu, F. Verani and S. Tewolde

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 1, 132-137

Abstract: Objectives: We assessed the effects of a community-based project in Ethiopia that worked with young men to promote gender-equitable norms and reductions in intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used to assign young Ethiopian men 15 to 24 years of age (809 participants were surveyed at baseline in 2008) to an intervention involving community engagement (CE) activities in combination with interactive group education (GE) sessions promoting gender-equitable norms and violence prevention, an intervention involving CE activities alone, or a comparison group. Results: Participants in the GE + CE intervention were twice as likely (P

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302214)

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