Transfers, behavior change communication, and intimate partner violence: Postprogram evidence from rural Bangladesh

Shalini Roy, Melissa Hidrobo, John Hoddinott and Akhter Ahmed ()

No 1676, IFPRI discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Transfer programs have been shown to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but little evidence exists on how activities linked to transfers affect IPV or what happens when programs end. We assess postprogram impacts on IPV of randomly assigning women in Bangladesh to receive cash or food, with or without nutrition behavior change communication (BCC). Six to 10 months postprogram, IPV did not differ between women receiving transfers and a control group; however, women receiving transfers with BCC experienced 26 percent less physical violence. Evidence on mechanisms suggests sustained effects of BCC on women’s threat points, men’s social costs of violence, and household well-being.

Keywords: domestic violence; gender; women's health; income transfers, (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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