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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Its relationship with women's empowerment is theoretically contested, and most studies collapse empowerment into a single composite score, which may mask dimension-specific associations. We examined three empowerment dimensions...
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Socio-Economic Inequality and Intimate Partner Violence in Sweden: A Municipal-Level Analysis
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Association between male absence and women’s reproductive autonomy in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data
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Examining the association between structural-level patriarchy and intimate partner violence: evidence from India’s national demographic and health survey
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