Gender Norms and Economic Empowerment Intervention to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Rural Côte D'ivoire : A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Abstract

Gender-based violence against women,
 including intimate partner violence (IPV), is a pervasive
 health and human rights concern. However, relatively little
 intervention research has been conducted on how to reduce
 IPV in settings impacted by conflict. The current study
 reports on the evaluation of the incremental impact of
 adding gender dialogue groups to an economic empowerment
 group savings program on levels of IPV. This study took
 place in north and northwestern rural Côte d Ivoire.