Is ethical review a barrier to research on violence against women and violence against children in low and middle income countries?

Introduction Violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) are sensitive topics. Undertaking research in these areas poses some unique methodological and ethical challenges, including issues of safety; confidentiality;…

October 19, 2023

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“Children are like Vuvuzela’s”: Interviewing children for violence research

We live in a society where children are often not taken seriously. A society that says children should be seen and not heard. I believe it’s time that we do…

December 13, 2022

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Urgent need for safeguarding and referral guidelines for violence research studies that involve children and young people: Reflections from the SVRI Forum 2022

Most researchers who conduct violence research studies that involve children and young people1 recognize the critical importance of having a safeguarding2 and referral approach as a major ethical consideration in the design…

December 12, 2022

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Researching Online Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against Teens and Young People in Nepal – Challenges and Responses

In this blog we talk about some of the challenges we faced in conducting the research and share the solutions we found to overcome them. In so doing, we hope…

November 28, 2022

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Hacia el impacto de los datos. La importancia de la cooperación multidisciplinar para prevenir la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas

La violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas es un problema social, de salud pública y derechos humanos a la vez que multidimensional y multifactorial (Bott et al., 2012; Garcia-Moreno…

November 3, 2022

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What can we change? Five key challenges in adapting intimate partner violence prevention programs to new contexts

Over the last few decades, the evidence base on effective strategies to prevent and reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) has grown. More and more program implementers and organizations are interested…

April 7, 2022

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Enhancing Social Norms Programs: An Invitation to Rethink “Scaling Up” from a Feminist Perspective

Over the last four years CUSP has reflected critically on what it takes to adapt and scale our approaches effectively and ethically. During 2020 and 2021 we focused on what we…

March 7, 2022

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Co-developing ethical principles for a VAW prevention intervention in Samoa: centring community identity, history and cultural values

Implementing rigorous ethical procedures is paramount when conducting research on violence against women (VAW) because of the potential physical and psychological safety risks posed by participating in, and conducting, such…

January 6, 2022

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The use of WhatsApp for focus group discussions in violence prevention research in Zimbabwe

In pursuit of integrating the prevention of violence against women AND violence against children into the Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) programme for Teens - and in the scope of a study funded…

December 3, 2021

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Putting Data at the Centre to End FGM: Ruminations during the 16 Days of Activism

UNFPA estimates that over 2 million additional cases of FGM that could have been averted will occur in the next decade due to COVID-19 related programme disruptions [1]. Nonetheless, national, regional…

November 29, 2021

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Is ethical review a barrier to research on violence against women and violence against children in low and middle income countries?

“Children are like Vuvuzela’s”: Interviewing children for violence research

Urgent need for safeguarding and referral guidelines for violence research studies that involve children and young people: Reflections from the SVRI Forum 2022

Researching Online Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against Teens and Young People in Nepal – Challenges and Responses

Hacia el impacto de los datos. La importancia de la cooperación multidisciplinar para prevenir la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas

What can we change? Five key challenges in adapting intimate partner violence prevention programs to new contexts

Enhancing Social Norms Programs: An Invitation to Rethink “Scaling Up” from a Feminist Perspective

Co-developing ethical principles for a VAW prevention intervention in Samoa: centring community identity, history and cultural values

The use of WhatsApp for focus group discussions in violence prevention research in Zimbabwe

Putting Data at the Centre to End FGM: Ruminations during the 16 Days of Activism

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