2020
DOI: 10.1186/s12914-020-00246-8
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Engaging with faith groups to prevent VAWG in conflict-affected communities: results from two community surveys in the DRC

Abstract: Background An evaluation was conducted of a three-year intervention focused on violence against women and girls (VAWG) and implemented in the conflict-affected north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a country with high rates of VAWG. The intervention addressed VAWG, and especially sexual violence, by specifically engaging with communities of faith and their leaders. Methods Two community surveys were conducted, one before and one after the intervention, in three health areas in Ituri Province … Show more

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“…The most relevant studies to this review presented specific faith-based programs or interventions involving clergy and their congregations (Bernardi & Steyn, 2021; Choi et al, 2017, 2019; Danielson et al, 2009; Davis et al, 2020; Drumm et al, 2018; Hancock et al, 2014; Kim & Menzie, 2015; Stennis et al, 2015), examined impediments and resourcefulness in faith-secular collaborative approaches (DeHart, 2010), and looked at how theological language and teachings could become useful or might need to be specifically challenged in such interventions (Jankowski et al, 2018). Another set of studies emerged primarily from international development and public health practice and presented approaches followed by development or community organizations or faith-based initiatives implemented with religious leaders and communities (De Roure & Capraro, 2016; Le Roux & Bowers Du Toit, 2017; Le Roux et al, 2016, 2020; Le Roux & Loots, 2017; Petersen, 2016).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The most relevant studies to this review presented specific faith-based programs or interventions involving clergy and their congregations (Bernardi & Steyn, 2021; Choi et al, 2017, 2019; Danielson et al, 2009; Davis et al, 2020; Drumm et al, 2018; Hancock et al, 2014; Kim & Menzie, 2015; Stennis et al, 2015), examined impediments and resourcefulness in faith-secular collaborative approaches (DeHart, 2010), and looked at how theological language and teachings could become useful or might need to be specifically challenged in such interventions (Jankowski et al, 2018). Another set of studies emerged primarily from international development and public health practice and presented approaches followed by development or community organizations or faith-based initiatives implemented with religious leaders and communities (De Roure & Capraro, 2016; Le Roux & Bowers Du Toit, 2017; Le Roux et al, 2016, 2020; Le Roux & Loots, 2017; Petersen, 2016).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a more recent paper, Le Roux et al (2020) presented an evaluation of a 3-year intervention that addressed Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), and especially sexual violence, by engaging with communities of faith and their leaders in DRC. Two community surveys were conducted, one before and one after the intervention, in three health areas in DRC’s Ituri Province.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…As powerholders, they hold considerable influence over the emergence or maintenance of a social norm, have a stake in existing norms, and can also be change agents in support of shifting norms (Legros & Cislaghi, 2020). Despite their potential for shifting norms and behaviors, faith settings and networks are an underutilized strategy for behavior change (Le Roux et al, 2020). The findings from our evaluation of the MFP program, which reinterpreted religious messaging to highlight gender equity and condemn IPV, demonstrate that the tremendous influence of religion and faith leaders can be harnessed to improve the health and well-being of faith community members.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In practice, identification of DIF using the Lord method will be carried out with the assistance of the R program. an item is identified as DIF if it has a statistically significant chi-square DIF at p < 0.05 (Le Roux et al, 2020). According to Lopez (Uysal et al, 2019), the DIF Lord method can simultaneously test for differences in one or more parameters across reference groups and focus groups.…”
Section: Lord Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%