Empowerment Training for Abused Pregnant Women in China
Problems addressed
Violence against women
Sexual violence
Internalizing behaviors/problems
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Community (streets or community centers)
Ambulatory - Health service centers
Country of application
China
Description

This is a therapeutic accompaniment program for pregnant women over 18 years of age who have been victims of intimate partner violence. The objective is to increase self-esteem, improve health, and reduce violence.
The therapeutic approach is empathic, but also emphasizes the need for women to identify and accept their feelings so as to overcome the negative impact that the abuse has had on their self-esteem. In addition, safety, decision-making, and problem-solving techniques are worked on. At the end of the therapy, a booklet is handed out to reinforce the information received.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that the program produced a statistically significant decrease in levels of psychological abuse, physical violence, physical and emotional dependence, and postpartum depression. However, there were no statistically significant effects on severe physical violence, sexual abuse, and other measures related to health and quality of life [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Tiwari, A., Leung, W. C., Leung, T. W., Humphreys, J., Parker, B. & Ho, P. C. (2005). A randomised controlled trial of empowerment training for Chinese abused pregnant women in Hong Kong. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 112(9), 1249–1256. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00709.x

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