Ahankari Anand, Hayter Mark, Whitfield Clare, Ali Parveen, Giridhari Sneha, Tambe Shruti, Kabra Pratyush, Rayamane Kranti, Ovseiko Pavel
School of Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, Yorkshire, HU6 7RX, UK.
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7YH, UK.
F1000Res. 2019 Jun 24;8:958. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.19521.2. eCollection 2019.
Domestic violence and assault (DVA) against women is a serious concern in India. This affects the health and wellbeing of victims and their dependents. Published evidence has documented a variety of reasons for such violence in Indian societies, paving a pathway to design, implement, and evaluate intervention models to address this issue. DEVELOP is a research study designed by UK and Indian research teams to plan future projects to address gender-based discrimination and DVA against women and girls in India. This study protocol provides detailed information on the objectives, research methods, data collection, storage, analysis, and dissemination plans of the DEVELOP phase 1 work (2018-19). The first component is a survey of adolescent boys and girls from rural areas of the Maharashtra state of India to understand their gender equality related knowledge and beliefs. The insight gathered will be used to design interventions targeted at adolescent populations through future research and development programmes. Secondly, an evaluation of the 'Responsible Couples' project will be conducted to assess its success and challenges, and to inform future programme activities and strategy. The 'Responsible Couples' project is implemented in 40 villages of Maharashtra state to improve relationships in married couples, prevent violence against women, intervene during violence, and to provide support services for women and their family members. Research findings will be disseminated though public engagement events in India, international conferences, and peer reviewed publications. Secondly, our two key partners (SWISSAID and HMF) will benefit from such evidence to inform their on-going as well as forthcoming projects on gender equality in India. Research findings will be also useful for local government authorities and non-government agencies striving to advance gender equality.
在印度，针对妇女的家庭暴力和攻击行为是一个严重问题。这影响了受害者及其家属的健康和幸福。已发表的证据记录了印度社会此类暴力行为的各种原因，为设计、实施和评估解决这一问题的干预模式铺平了道路。“发展”（DEVELOP）是一项由英国和印度研究团队设计的研究，旨在规划未来项目，以解决印度针对妇女和女童的性别歧视及家庭暴力问题。本研究方案提供了关于“发展”第一阶段工作（2018 - 19年）的目标、研究方法、数据收集、存储、分析和传播计划的详细信息。第一个组成部分是对印度马哈拉施特拉邦农村地区的青少年男孩和女孩进行调查，以了解他们与性别平等相关的知识和信念。所收集的见解将用于通过未来的研发项目设计针对青少年群体的干预措施。其次，将对“负责任夫妻”项目进行评估，以评估其成功之处和面临的挑战，并为未来的项目活动和战略提供信息。“负责任夫妻”项目在马哈拉施特拉邦的40个村庄实施，以改善已婚夫妇的关系，预防对妇女的暴力行为，在暴力发生时进行干预，并为妇女及其家庭成员提供支持服务。研究结果将通过印度的公众参与活动、国际会议和同行评审出版物进行传播。其次，我们的两个主要合作伙伴（瑞士援助会和HMF）将受益于这些证据，为其在印度正在进行的以及即将开展的性别平等项目提供参考。研究结果对努力推进性别平等的地方政府当局和非政府机构也将是有用的。
