Mary Ellsberg
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 308483 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Mary Ellsberg |
| NOMBRES | Mary |
| APELLIDO | Ellsberg |
| FIRMA | ELLSBERG M |
| AFILIACIONES | Program for Appropriate Technology in Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0666-5196 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 28 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 266 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Reducing Violence Against Women and Girls in a Time of Crisis
The objective of this evaluation was to understand the impact of the Rethinking Power program on violence and attitudes indicators. A mixed-methods, quasi-experimental evaluation was utilized. Cross-sectional household surveys were collected with women and girls aged 15–64, while key informant interviews and focus groups were collected with women, men, girls, and boys aged 10–64. Difference-in-difference (for quantitative data) and thematic (for …
Risk and Protective Factors for Violence Against Women and Girls Living in Conflict and Natural Disaster-Affected Settings
This systematic review provides an overview of existing research on risk and protective factors associated with violence against women and girls (VAWG) in conflict and natural disaster settings. PubMed (Medline); PsycINFO; Scopus; and Cochrane Center trials registrar were searched as well as relevant internet repositories for VAWG research. The inclusion criteria covered studies that were published between January 1995 and December 2020, document…
Pathways to change
This paper presents the results of nearly three decades of partnership between feminist researchers and activists to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Nicaragua. A household survey conducted in 1995 in León, the country's second-largest city, revealed that 55 per cent of women had experienced lifetime physical intimate partner violence (IPV), and 27 per cent had experienced IPV in the last 12 months. The study results were instru…
Factors Influencing Lifetime Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among Ever-Partnered Men in South Sudan
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women and girls (VAWG). Research has shown that gender inequitable attitudes, economic stressors, and armed conflict are among the many risk factors for IPV. Armed conflict can leave women and girls even more vulnerable to gender-based violence and create a context in which hegemonic masculinity may escalate different forms of VAWG. In South Sudan, a country that has been…
If You Are Born a Girl in This Crisis, You Are Born a Problem”
This article presents the results of a qualitative study on the context and different forms of violence committed against women and girls in South Sudan. The study documents many forms of sexual and physical violence against women and girls in South Sudan, including conflict-related sexual violence, intimate partner violence, nonpartner sexual violence, child and forced marriage, and abduction. Violence occurred during three overarching contexts:…
Long-term change in the prevalence of intimate partner violence
Introduction: Although intimate partner violence (IPV) affects an estimated one out of three women globally, evidence on violence prevention is still scarce. No studies have measured long-term change in larger populations over a prolonged period. Methods: The aim of this study was to measure changes in the prevalence of IPV in León, Nicaragua, between 1995 and 2016. The 2016 study interviewed 846 ever-partnered women aged 15 to 49 regarding exper…
Nowhere to go
These findings are important as, prior to this analysis, it was unclear how experiencing conflict-related VAWG would influence disclosure and help seeking. Given the findings of this paper, it is important that the international community consider how to reduce barriers to reporting and help seeking for non-conflict-related forms of violence in these settings
Researching violence against women and girls in South Sudan
The study in South Sudan provided an excellent opportunity to put into practice the international ethical guidelines to carry out research on VAWG in conflict and humanitarian settings. The study enabled the research team to reflect on the guidelines and develop strategies to cope with new methodological and ethical challenges that arose in this complex setting, adapting the guidelines, as necessary. It demonstrated the necessity of developing a …
Prevention of violence against women and girls
Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health
No abstract available. (Published: 12 September 2014) Citation : Glob Health Action 2014, 7 : 25658 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.25658 SPECIAL ISSUE : This paper is part of the Special Issue: Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health . More papers from this issue can be found at http://www.globalhealthaction.net
Intimate partner violence, abortion, and unintended pregnancy
OBJECTIVE: To explore how intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with unintended pregnancy and abortion in primarily low- and middle-income countries. METHODS: Population data are presented from 17 518 ever-partnered women participating in the WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence in 15 sites in 10 countries. Using multiple logistic regression analyses, associations between physical and/or sexual partner violence …
What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence
IPV prevention programs should increase focus on transforming gender norms and attitudes, addressing childhood abuse, and reducing harmful drinking. Development initiatives to improve access to education for girls and boys may also have an important role in violence prevention
Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts
Violence against women in relation to literacy and area of residence in Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: This study explores violence against women in a low-income setting in relation to residency and literacy. SETTING: The study was conducted within the Butajira Rural Health Programme (a Health and Demographic Surveillance Site), which includes rural and semi-urban settings in south-central Ethiopia. DESIGN: This is a community-based cross-sectional study and is part of the WHO Women's Health and Life Events multi-country study. It inclu…
Intimate partner violence and women's physical and mental health in the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence
Prevalence of intimate partner violence
Violence Against Women
This Policy Forum presents new global evidence on the extent of domestic violence against women. Data from more than 24,000 women in 10 geographically and culturally varied countries involved in the WHO Multi-Country Study on Women9s Health and Domestic Violence highlights that violence is widespread and illustrates the degree to which levels vary between settings. It argues that violence against women is a complex social problem with far-reachin…
Interviewer Training in the WHO Multi-Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence
The importance of a sound research strategy for measuring and understanding violence against women cross-culturally is well recognized. However, the value of specialized interviewer training to attain these data is not always fully appreciated. This article describes interviewer selection and training in the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence and highlights their importance. Such training e…
Responding to Violence against Women
Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Charlotte Watts, Henriette Jansen, Mary Ellsberg, Lori Heise, Responding to Violence against Women: WHO's Multicountry Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence, Health and Human Rights, Vol. 6, No. 2, Violence, Health, and Human Rights (2003), pp. 112-127
Bearing witness
A global overview of gender‐based violence
This paper provides an overview of the extent and nature of gender-based violence and its health consequences, particularly on sexual and reproductive health.
Women's strategic responses to violence in Nicaragua
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the responses of women in León, Nicaragua to partner abuse and identify contextual factors associated with the use of certain coping mechanisms and the likelihood of permanent separation. DESIGN: Cross sectional population-based survey. SETTING: León, Nicaragua. PARTICIPANTS: 188 women 15-49 years of age who had experienced physical partner abuse, out of 488 women interviewed. MAIN RESULTS: 66% of women defended thems…
Researching Domestic Violence Against Women
The results of three population‐based studies on violence against women in Nicaragua are compared in this article. Two of the studies were regional in scope (Leon and Managua) and focused specifically on women's experiences of violence, whereas the third study was a Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) conducted with a nationally representative sample of women. The lifetime prevalence estimates for women's undergoing physical violence from a partn…
Candies in hell
Domestic violence and emotional distress among Nicaraguan women
Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts
Researching Domestic Violence Against Women
The results of three population‐based studies on violence against women in Nicaragua are compared in this article. Two of the studies were regional in scope (Leon and Managua) and focused specifically on women's experiences of violence, whereas the third study was a Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) conducted with a nationally representative sample of women. The lifetime prevalence estimates for women's undergoing physical violence from a partn…
Candies in hell
Wife abuse among women of childbearing age in Nicaragua
OBJECTIVES: This study measured the prevalence, frequency, and severity of physical wife abuse and its risk factors in León, Nicaragua. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a representative sample of 488 women 15 to 49 years of age. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of spousal violence was 52% among ever-married women (n = 360). Spousal violence was significantly positively associated with poverty, parity, urban residence, and hist…
Interviewer Training in the WHO Multi-Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence
The importance of a sound research strategy for measuring and understanding violence against women cross-culturally is well recognized. However, the value of specialized interviewer training to attain these data is not always fully appreciated. This article describes interviewer selection and training in the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence and highlights their importance. Such training e…
The Nicaraguan network of women against violence
Public awareness in Nicaragua regarding domestic violence has undergone a profound transformation in the last few years. Once viewed as a private problem affecting few women, it is now considered a major social problem. This is largely due to the work of a broad-based movement spearheaded by the National Network of Women Against Violence, which includes over 150 women's groups and hundreds of individual women all over the country. This Network co…
Responding to Violence against Women
Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Charlotte Watts, Henriette Jansen, Mary Ellsberg, Lori Heise, Responding to Violence against Women: WHO's Multicountry Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence, Health and Human Rights, Vol. 6, No. 2, Violence, Health, and Human Rights (2003), pp. 112-127
Women's strategic responses to violence in Nicaragua
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the responses of women in León, Nicaragua to partner abuse and identify contextual factors associated with the use of certain coping mechanisms and the likelihood of permanent separation. DESIGN: Cross sectional population-based survey. SETTING: León, Nicaragua. PARTICIPANTS: 188 women 15-49 years of age who had experienced physical partner abuse, out of 488 women interviewed. MAIN RESULTS: 66% of women defended thems…
If You Are Born a Girl in This Crisis, You Are Born a Problem”
This article presents the results of a qualitative study on the context and different forms of violence committed against women and girls in South Sudan. The study documents many forms of sexual and physical violence against women and girls in South Sudan, including conflict-related sexual violence, intimate partner violence, nonpartner sexual violence, child and forced marriage, and abduction. Violence occurred during three overarching contexts:…
Factors Influencing Lifetime Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among Ever-Partnered Men in South Sudan
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women and girls (VAWG). Research has shown that gender inequitable attitudes, economic stressors, and armed conflict are among the many risk factors for IPV. Armed conflict can leave women and girls even more vulnerable to gender-based violence and create a context in which hegemonic masculinity may escalate different forms of VAWG. In South Sudan, a country that has been…
The Nicaraguan network of women against violence
Public awareness in Nicaragua regarding domestic violence has undergone a profound transformation in the last few years. Once viewed as a private problem affecting few women, it is now considered a major social problem. This is largely due to the work of a broad-based movement spearheaded by the National Network of Women Against Violence, which includes over 150 women's groups and hundreds of individual women all over the country. This Network co…
Domestic violence and emotional distress among Nicaraguan women
Domestic violence and emotional distress among Nicaraguan women
This study aimed to measure the prevalence of emotional distress among women in Leon Nicaragua and to identify risk factors for emotional distress with special reference to wife abuse. A survey was performed among a representative sample of women aged 15-49. Among ever-married women 20% were classified as experiencing emotional distress at the time of the interview and 52% reported physical partner abuse at some point in their lives. Women report…
Wife abuse among women of childbearing age in Nicaragua
OBJECTIVES: This study measured the prevalence, frequency, and severity of physical wife abuse and its risk factors in León, Nicaragua. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a representative sample of 488 women 15 to 49 years of age. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of spousal violence was 52% among ever-married women (n = 360). Spousal violence was significantly positively associated with poverty, parity, urban residence, and hist…
Candies in hell
Women's strategic responses to violence in Nicaragua
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe the responses of women in León, Nicaragua to partner abuse and identify contextual factors associated with the use of certain coping mechanisms and the likelihood of permanent separation. DESIGN: Cross sectional population-based survey. SETTING: León, Nicaragua. PARTICIPANTS: 188 women 15-49 years of age who had experienced physical partner abuse, out of 488 women interviewed. MAIN RESULTS: 66% of women defended thems…
Researching Domestic Violence Against Women
The results of three population‐based studies on violence against women in Nicaragua are compared in this article. Two of the studies were regional in scope (Leon and Managua) and focused specifically on women's experiences of violence, whereas the third study was a Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) conducted with a nationally representative sample of women. The lifetime prevalence estimates for women's undergoing physical violence from a partn…
Bearing witness
A global overview of gender‐based violence
This paper provides an overview of the extent and nature of gender-based violence and its health consequences, particularly on sexual and reproductive health.
Responding to Violence against Women
Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Charlotte Watts, Henriette Jansen, Mary Ellsberg, Lori Heise, Responding to Violence against Women: WHO's Multicountry Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence, Health and Human Rights, Vol. 6, No. 2, Violence, Health, and Human Rights (2003), pp. 112-127
Interviewer Training in the WHO Multi-Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence
The importance of a sound research strategy for measuring and understanding violence against women cross-culturally is well recognized. However, the value of specialized interviewer training to attain these data is not always fully appreciated. This article describes interviewer selection and training in the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-Country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence and highlights their importance. Such training e…
Violence Against Women
This Policy Forum presents new global evidence on the extent of domestic violence against women. Data from more than 24,000 women in 10 geographically and culturally varied countries involved in the WHO Multi-Country Study on Women9s Health and Domestic Violence highlights that violence is widespread and illustrates the degree to which levels vary between settings. It argues that violence against women is a complex social problem with far-reachin…
Prevalence of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence and women's physical and mental health in the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence
Violence against women in relation to literacy and area of residence in Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: This study explores violence against women in a low-income setting in relation to residency and literacy. SETTING: The study was conducted within the Butajira Rural Health Programme (a Health and Demographic Surveillance Site), which includes rural and semi-urban settings in south-central Ethiopia. DESIGN: This is a community-based cross-sectional study and is part of the WHO Women's Health and Life Events multi-country study. It inclu…
What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? findings from the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence
IPV prevention programs should increase focus on transforming gender norms and attitudes, addressing childhood abuse, and reducing harmful drinking. Development initiatives to improve access to education for girls and boys may also have an important role in violence prevention
Violence against women is strongly associated with suicide attempts
Intimate partner violence, abortion, and unintended pregnancy
OBJECTIVE: To explore how intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with unintended pregnancy and abortion in primarily low- and middle-income countries. METHODS: Population data are presented from 17 518 ever-partnered women participating in the WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence in 15 sites in 10 countries. Using multiple logistic regression analyses, associations between physical and/or sexual partner violence …
Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health
No abstract available. (Published: 12 September 2014) Citation : Glob Health Action 2014, 7 : 25658 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.25658 SPECIAL ISSUE : This paper is part of the Special Issue: Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health . More papers from this issue can be found at http://www.globalhealthaction.net
Prevention of violence against women and girls
Researching violence against women and girls in South Sudan
The study in South Sudan provided an excellent opportunity to put into practice the international ethical guidelines to carry out research on VAWG in conflict and humanitarian settings. The study enabled the research team to reflect on the guidelines and develop strategies to cope with new methodological and ethical challenges that arose in this complex setting, adapting the guidelines, as necessary. It demonstrated the necessity of developing a …
Long-term change in the prevalence of intimate partner violence
Introduction: Although intimate partner violence (IPV) affects an estimated one out of three women globally, evidence on violence prevention is still scarce. No studies have measured long-term change in larger populations over a prolonged period. Methods: The aim of this study was to measure changes in the prevalence of IPV in León, Nicaragua, between 1995 and 2016. The 2016 study interviewed 846 ever-partnered women aged 15 to 49 regarding exper…
Nowhere to go
These findings are important as, prior to this analysis, it was unclear how experiencing conflict-related VAWG would influence disclosure and help seeking. Given the findings of this paper, it is important that the international community consider how to reduce barriers to reporting and help seeking for non-conflict-related forms of violence in these settings
If You Are Born a Girl in This Crisis, You Are Born a Problem”
This article presents the results of a qualitative study on the context and different forms of violence committed against women and girls in South Sudan. The study documents many forms of sexual and physical violence against women and girls in South Sudan, including conflict-related sexual violence, intimate partner violence, nonpartner sexual violence, child and forced marriage, and abduction. Violence occurred during three overarching contexts:…
Pathways to change
This paper presents the results of nearly three decades of partnership between feminist researchers and activists to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Nicaragua. A household survey conducted in 1995 in León, the country's second-largest city, revealed that 55 per cent of women had experienced lifetime physical intimate partner violence (IPV), and 27 per cent had experienced IPV in the last 12 months. The study results were instru…
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