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040 _aAFVC
100 _aStern, Erin
_95244
245 _aHow people with disabilities experience programs to prevent intimate partner violence across four countries
_cErin Stern, Ingrid Van Der Heijden and Kristin Dunkle
260 _bElsevier,
_c2020
500 _aEvaluation and Program Planning 2020, 79(4): 9 pages
520 _aWomen with disabilities are more vulnerable to violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV), yet the majority of emerging IPV prevention programs fail to explicitly consider the needs of participants with disabilities. Women and men living with disabilities engaged with IPV prevention programs in four countries were interviewed to explore how disability shaped their experiences of gender, violence, IPV, and whether the programs met their disability related needs. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 women and 15 men living with disabilities in Ghana, Rwanda, Tajikistan and South Africa. The data were analysed thematically and compared across the settings. Participants described experiencing disability-related stigma, discrimination, exclusion, and for women, increased vulnerability to IPV. Barriers to full participation in programs included limited accessibility, and lack of disability-specific materials, recruitment or outreach. Enablers of inclusion included recruitment and monitoring strategies aimed at people with disabilities, partnering with a local disabled people’s organization, training staff in disability inclusion, and raising awareness of disability rights. The data encouragingly suggests that inclusion of women and men with disabilities in IPV prevention programs designed for the general population has beneficial outcomes. Inclusion can prevent violence, promote their wellbeing, support economic empowerment, and challenge disability-related stigma and discrimination. (Authors' abstract). Record #7623
650 _aDISABLED PEOPLE
_9196
650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9203
650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
_9431
650 _aMEN
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650 _aPREVENTION
_9458
650 _aPREVENTION PROGRAMMES
_95490
650 _aWOMEN
_9645
651 _aINTERNATIONAL
_93624
651 _aRWANDA
_93779
651 _aGHANA
_97213
651 _aSOUTH AFRICA
_93486
651 _aTAJIKISTAN
_910873
700 _94415
_aVan Der Heijden, Ingrid
_qDunkle, Kristin
773 _tBMJ Global Health, 2020, 5(12): 14 pages
830 _aEvaluation and Program Planning
_99805
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.101770
_yDOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.101770 (Open access)
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE
_hpānui-april-2022