Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Intervention to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Distress Among Women in Nepal: Protocol for the Domestic Violence Intervention (DeVI) Cluster-Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately affects people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Nepal. Women experiencing IPV are at higher risk of developing depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The shortage of trained frontline health care providers, coupled with stigma related to IPV and mental health disorders, fuels low service uptake among women experiencing IPV. The Domestic Violence Intervention (DeVI) combines the Problem Management Plus counseling program developed by the World Health Organization with a violence prevention component.

Objective

This study aims to implement and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of DeVI in addressing psychological distress and enabling the secondary preventi

SUBMITTER: Shrestha R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10466145 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature