Do laws promoting gender equity and freedom from violence benefit the most vulnerable?: a multilevel analysis of women’s and adolescent girls’ experiences in 15 low- and-middle-income countries

In this analysis, we assess whether laws that promote gender equity and freedom from violence are associated with a lower risk of prior-year physical and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescent girls and adult women (AGW) and whether these laws protect more and less vulnerable AGW eq...

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Main Authors: Maxwell, Lauren (Author) , Khan, Zara (Author) , Yount, Kathryn M. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: January 2022
In: Health policy and planning
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-44
ISSN:1460-2237
DOI:10.1093/heapol/czab127
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab127
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Author Notes:Lauren Maxwell, Zara Khan and Kathryn M Yount

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