Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
BMJ Open. 2024 Aug 21;14(8):e077113. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077113.
The intersection of sexism with racism and xenophobia disproportionately exposes visible minority women to gender-based violence (GBV) at the community and systemic levels. This study aims to understand the knowledge strengths and gaps on GBV against visible minority women with an intersectional lens, revealing systemic barriers to accessing support and how these barriers intensify GBV and its effects. It will also identify effective and ineffective policies and practices in the literature to develop strategies addressing the root causes of GBV and supporting survivors.
We will conduct a mixed-methods systematic review using a convergent integrated approach to examine current literature on community- and systemic-level GBV against visible minority women. We will follow Joanna Briggs Institute's guidelines to converge data from both qualitative and quantitative studies to obtain an integrated qualitative synthesis on GBV in five countries: Canada, the USA, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. This analysis will be conducted following Thomas and Harden's thematic synthesis guidelines. Community members with lived experience of GBV will actively contribute to improving the relevance and interpretation of results, following a community-engaged research approach. Themes are expected to unveil various aspects of community- and systemic-level GBV due to the intersection of racism, xenophobia and sexism, alongside barriers in addressing GBV and research gaps.
Since this study does not involve primary data collection or the use of identifiable human data, no ethical approval will be needed. Results will be disseminated through integrated knowledge translation, involving collaboration with participants who have lived experience of GBV. The findings will be used to identify specific areas of policy intervention, including adopting culturally sensitive approaches, improving school and workplace policies and promoting rights of visible minority women.
性别歧视与种族主义和仇外心理的交集，使得少数族裔可见妇女在社区和系统层面面临不成比例的基于性别的暴力（GBV）。本研究旨在从交叉视角理解针对少数族裔可见妇女的 GBV 的知识优势和差距，揭示获得支持的系统障碍以及这些障碍如何加剧 GBV 及其影响。它还将确定文献中有效和无效的政策和做法，以制定解决 GBV 根源和支持幸存者的战略。
我们将采用混合方法系统评价，使用收敛综合方法来检查针对少数族裔可见妇女的社区和系统层面的 GBV 现有文献。我们将遵循 Joanna Briggs 研究所的指南，将定性和定量研究的数据融合在一起，以获得五个国家（加拿大、美国、英国、澳大利亚和新西兰）关于 GBV 的综合定性综合分析。这项分析将遵循托马斯和哈登的主题综合指南进行。具有 GBV 经历的社区成员将通过社区参与研究方法积极为提高结果的相关性和解释做出贡献。主题有望揭示由于种族主义、仇外心理和性别歧视的交叉以及解决 GBV 和研究差距方面的障碍，社区和系统层面的各种方面的 GBV。
由于本研究不涉及原始数据收集或使用可识别的人类数据，因此不需要伦理批准。结果将通过综合知识转化来传播，涉及与经历过 GBV 的参与者合作。研究结果将用于确定政策干预的具体领域，包括采用文化敏感方法、改善学校和工作场所政策以及促进少数族裔可见妇女的权利。
