Interventions addressing violence against women in health services: An overview of systematic reviews regarding barriers and facilitators to implementation
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Implementing interventions for violence against women in healthcare faces challenges. Success depends on addressing individual, relational, cultural, and systemic factors, including workforce education and provider attitudes.
Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Gender Studies
- Healthcare Management
Background
- Violence against women (VAW) is a global public health issue linked to gender inequality.
- Healthcare systems are crucial for coordinated responses to VAW.
- Implementing VAW interventions in healthcare settings faces significant provider and user challenges.
Purpose Of The Study
- To synthesize barriers and facilitators to implementing VAW interventions in healthcare.
- To critically discuss these factors from professional and user perspectives.
Main Methods
- Umbrella review methodology.
- Searches across multiple databases (PubMed, BVS, PsycInfo, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library).
- Inclusion of systematic reviews analyzing individual, relational, contextual, and cultural factors.
Main Results
- Eleven systematic reviews were included, primarily from high-income countries focusing on primary healthcare.
- Intervention implementation is influenced by workforce education, provider/survivor experiences, attitudes, cultural norms, and institutional support.
- Individual, relational, cultural, and systemic factors critically shape implementation success.
Conclusions
- A comprehensive approach is necessary for effective VAW intervention implementation in healthcare.
- Understanding complex nuances is vital for successful VAW initiatives within healthcare settings.
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