Objectives

To synthesise evidence on the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and barriers to responding to violence against women (VAW) in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in low/middle-income countries (LMICs).

Design

Mixed-methods systematic review.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, Psycinfo, Cochrane, Cinahl, IMEMR, Web of Science, Popline, Lilacs, WHO RHL, ClinicalTrials.gov, Google, Google Scholar, websites of key organisations through December 2019.

Eligibility criteria

Studies of any design that evaluated VAW interventions in SRH services in LMICs.

Data extraction and synthesis

Concurrent narrative quantitative and thematic qualitative syntheses, integration through line of argument and mapping onto a logic model. Two reviewers extracted data and appraised quality.

Results

26 studies of varied interventions using heterogeneous outcomes. Of ten interventions that strengthened health …

Title

BMJ open

Publisher

British Medical Journal Publishing Group

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Publication Type

Prtinted only

Volume

12

Year

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