Developing an integrated intervention to address intimate partner violence and psychological distress in Congolese refugee women in Tanzania

C. Greene, S. Rees, S. Likindikoki, A. Bonz, A. Joscelyne, D. Kaysen, R. Nixon, T. Njau, M. Tankink, A. Tiwari, P. Ventevogel, J. Mbwambo, W. Tol
17
August
2019
Output type
Journal article
Location
Tanzania
Focus areas
Gender-based violence (GBV)
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Multi-sectoral, integrated interventions have long been recommended for addressing mental health and its social determinants (e.g., gender-based violence) in settings of ongoing adversity. The study developed an integrated health and protection intervention to reduce psychological distress and intimate partner violence (IPV), and tested its delivery by lay facilitators in a low-resource refugee setting.

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