An evidence-based primary health care intervention to address domestic violence against women in Brazil: a mixed method evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health systems have a critical role in a multi-sectoral response to domestic violence against women (DVAW). However, the evidence on interventions is skewed towards high income countries, and evidence based interventions are not easily transferred to low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) where significant social, cultural and economic differences exist. We evaluated feasibility and acceptability of implementation of an intervention (HERA-Healthcare Responding to Violence and Abuse) to improve the response to DVAW in two primary health care clinics (PHC) in Brazil.

Methods

The study design is a mixed method process and outcome evaluation, based on training attendance records, semi-structured interviews (with 13 Primary Health Care (PHC) providers, two clinic direc

SUBMITTER: Bacchus LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10519067 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature