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Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda
There is now a growing body of research indicating that prevention interventions can reduce intimate partner violence (IPV); much less is known, however, about how couples exposed to these interventions experience the change process, particularly in low-income countries. Understanding the dynamic pr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5243896/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27682273 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-016-0716-6 |
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author | Starmann, Elizabeth Collumbien, Martine Kyegombe, Nambusi Devries, Karen Michau, Lori Musuya, Tina Watts, Charlotte Heise, Lori |
author_facet | Starmann, Elizabeth Collumbien, Martine Kyegombe, Nambusi Devries, Karen Michau, Lori Musuya, Tina Watts, Charlotte Heise, Lori |
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description | There is now a growing body of research indicating that prevention interventions can reduce intimate partner violence (IPV); much less is known, however, about how couples exposed to these interventions experience the change process, particularly in low-income countries. Understanding the dynamic process that brings about the cessation of IPV is essential for understanding how interventions work (or don’t) to reduce IPV. This study aimed to provide a better understanding of how couples’ involvement with SASA!—a violence against women and HIV-related community mobilisation intervention developed by Raising Voices in Uganda—influenced processes of change in relationships. Qualitative data were collected from each partner in separate in-depth interviews following the intervention. Dyadic analysis was conducted using framework analysis methods. Study findings suggest that engagement with SASA! contributed to varied experiences and degrees of change at the individual and relationship levels. Reflection around healthy relationships and communication skills learned through SASA! activities or community activists led to more positive interaction among many couples, which reduced conflict and IPV. This nurtured a growing trust and respect between many partners, facilitating change in longstanding conflicts and generating greater intimacy and love as well as increased partnership among couples to manage economic challenges. This study draws attention to the value of researching and working with both women, men and couples to prevent IPV and suggests IPV prevention interventions may benefit from the inclusion of relationship skills building and support within the context of community mobilisation interventions. |
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spelling | pubmed-52438962017-02-01 Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda Starmann, Elizabeth Collumbien, Martine Kyegombe, Nambusi Devries, Karen Michau, Lori Musuya, Tina Watts, Charlotte Heise, Lori Prev Sci Article There is now a growing body of research indicating that prevention interventions can reduce intimate partner violence (IPV); much less is known, however, about how couples exposed to these interventions experience the change process, particularly in low-income countries. Understanding the dynamic process that brings about the cessation of IPV is essential for understanding how interventions work (or don’t) to reduce IPV. This study aimed to provide a better understanding of how couples’ involvement with SASA!—a violence against women and HIV-related community mobilisation intervention developed by Raising Voices in Uganda—influenced processes of change in relationships. Qualitative data were collected from each partner in separate in-depth interviews following the intervention. Dyadic analysis was conducted using framework analysis methods. Study findings suggest that engagement with SASA! contributed to varied experiences and degrees of change at the individual and relationship levels. Reflection around healthy relationships and communication skills learned through SASA! activities or community activists led to more positive interaction among many couples, which reduced conflict and IPV. This nurtured a growing trust and respect between many partners, facilitating change in longstanding conflicts and generating greater intimacy and love as well as increased partnership among couples to manage economic challenges. This study draws attention to the value of researching and working with both women, men and couples to prevent IPV and suggests IPV prevention interventions may benefit from the inclusion of relationship skills building and support within the context of community mobilisation interventions. Springer US 2016-09-29 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5243896/ /pubmed/27682273 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-016-0716-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2016 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Article Starmann, Elizabeth Collumbien, Martine Kyegombe, Nambusi Devries, Karen Michau, Lori Musuya, Tina Watts, Charlotte Heise, Lori Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda |
title | Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda |
title_full | Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda |
title_fullStr | Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda |
title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda |
title_short | Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda |
title_sort | exploring couples’ processes of change in the context of sasa!, a violence against women and hiv prevention intervention in uganda |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5243896/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27682273 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-016-0716-6 |
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