Researching Intimate Partner Violence

Practically Speaking | November 7th, 2018

It is more important than ever to study and develop prevention initiatives for intimate partner violence (IPV) in an accurate, safe, and ethical way. Nafisa Halim shares three key points about researching IPV.

Additional Resources:

Global and regional estimates of violence against women – WHO

Health-sector responses to intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income settings – WHO

Increase in antenatal care coverage in developing countries – UNICEF

Putting women first: Ethical and safety recommendations for research on domestic violence against women – WHO

Meet the Instructor

Nafisa Halim, PhD

is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Health at BUSPH. She is an applied sociologist with research interests in developing and testing interventions to reduce socio-economic, cultural, and behavioral barriers to reproductive, maternal and child health attainment among disadvantaged populations in HIV affected and/or resource-poor settings. Halim’s most current work focuses on the intersection between intimate partner violence against and mental health (including depression and suicidality) among pregnant and postpartum women in India.