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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Effect of a structural intervention for the prevention of intimate-partner violence and HIV in rural South Africa: a cluster randomised trial
Lancet, Volume 368, No. 9551, Year 2006
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Background: HIV infection and intimate-partner violence share a common risk environment in much of southern Africa. The aim of the Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) study was to assess a structural intervention that combined a microfinance programme with a gender and HIV training curriculum. Methods: Villages in the rural Limpopo province of South Africa were pair-matched and randomly allocated to receive the intervention at study onset (intervention group, n=4) or 3 years later (comparison group, n=4). Loans were provided to poor women who enrolled in the intervention group. A participatory learning and action curriculum was integrated into loan meetings, which took place every 2 weeks. Both arms of the trial were divided into three groups: direct programme participants or matched controls (cohort one), randomly selected 14-35-year-old household co-residents (cohort two), and randomly selected community members (cohort three). Primary outcomes were experience of intimate-partner violence-either physical or sexual-in the past 12 months by a spouse or other sexual intimate (cohort one), unprotected sexual intercourse at last occurrence with a non-spousal partner in the past 12 months (cohorts two and three), and HIV incidence (cohort three). Analyses were done on a per-protocol basis. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00242957. Findings: In cohort one, experience of intimate-partner violence was reduced by 55% (adjusted risk ratio [aRR] 0·45, 95% CI 0·23-0·91; adjusted risk difference -7·3%, -16·2 to 1·5). The intervention did not affect the rate of unprotected sexual intercourse with a non-spousal partner in cohort two (aRR 1·02, 0·85-1·23), and there was no effect on the rate of unprotected sexual intercourse at last occurrence with a non-spousal partner (0·89, 0·66-1·19) or HIV incidence (1·06, 0·66-1·69) in cohort three. Interpretation: A combined microfinance and training intervention can lead to reductions in levels of intimate-partner violence in programme participants. Social and economic development interventions have the potential to alter risk environments for HIV and intimate-partner violence in southern Africa. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pronyk, Paul Michael
Unknown Affiliation
Hargreaves, James R.
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Kim, J. C.
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Morison, Linda A.
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Phetla, Godfrey
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Watts, Charlotte H.
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Busza, Joanna
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Porter, John D.H.
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Statistics
Citations: 922
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69744-4
ISSN:
01406736
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cohort Study
Quasi Experimental Study
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Female