Nursing Division, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Department of Center of Excellence, Women and Child Health Division, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Res Nurs Health. 2020 Dec;43(6):579-589. doi: 10.1002/nur.22072. Epub 2020 Sep 9.
Violence against women (VAW) is a major determinant in the assessment of a women's mental health. Many interventions have addressed strategies to reduce VAW, however, little information is available regarding effectiveness in the local context, particularly the role of men in women's empowerment. In Pakistan, a qualitative approach was undertaken in all four of its provinces to describe the community residents', both men and women, perceptions regarding the acceptability of a proposed life skills building (LSB) intervention involving men's engagement with regards to women's empowerment and VAW. Eighteen focus group discussions were conducted with men and women from locales within each province of Pakistan, averaging 6-10 participants per group. Fourteen key informant interviews were conducted with community stakeholders. The analysis identified three major themes: family life and male engagement, LSB training as an empowerment tool, and operationalization of the proposed LSB intervention. The proposed LSB intervention was well accepted by the participants with a strong urge to engage men in receiving the LSB training sessions. Men's engagement has been identified as an important element to facilitate women's empowerment. Participants suggested that these sessions should be held for two and a half hours per week within the community public spaces. In addition, these sessions should be based on an interactive approach. The focus of these sessions should include ideas surrounding positive relationships and economic skills building. Moreover, men's engagement will help to reduce VAW and improve the mental health of women in a patriarchal country like Pakistan.
针对妇女的暴力（VAW）是评估妇女心理健康的主要决定因素。许多干预措施都针对减少 VAW 提出了策略，但是，关于在当地环境中的有效性，特别是男性在增强妇女权能方面的作用，信息很少。在巴基斯坦，采用定性方法在其四个省份进行了研究，以描述社区居民（包括男性和女性）对拟议的生活技能培养（LSB）干预措施的接受程度的看法，该干预措施涉及男性参与增强妇女权能和减少 VAW。在巴基斯坦的每个省的地方进行了 18 次男女焦点小组讨论，每个小组平均有 6-10 名参与者。对社区利益相关者进行了 14 次重点访谈。分析确定了三个主要主题：家庭生活和男性参与、LSB 培训作为赋权工具以及拟议的 LSB 干预措施的实施。拟议的 LSB 干预措施得到了参与者的广泛认可，他们强烈希望让男性参与接受 LSB 培训课程。男性的参与已被确定为促进妇女赋权的重要因素。参与者建议，这些课程应在社区公共场所每周举行两个半小时。此外，这些课程应采用互动式方法。这些课程的重点应包括围绕积极关系和经济技能培养的想法。此外，男性的参与将有助于减少针对妇女的暴力行为，并改善像巴基斯坦这样的父权制国家妇女的心理健康。
