Social norms and security and justice services for gender-based violence survivors in Nepal: Programmatic implications from a mixed-methods assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender-based violence (GBV) is highly prevalent throughout the world. Only a small fraction of survivors seek help from security and justice (S&J) providers such as the police or courts, due in part to social norms that discourage help-seeking. The prevention of GBV requires attention to both demand- and supply-side factors and programming is moving toward this integration, including in Nepal. However, little research exists at the nexus of these issues. To address this gap, we provide a comprehensive mixed-methods situation analysis of GBV-related social norms, help-seeking, and S&J service provision.

Methods

Data included a household survey (N = 3830), a sub-study of youth (N = 143) and married adults (N = 464) in one site and qualitative data collection includi

SUBMITTER: Clark CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12530590 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature