Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE): Women’s Engagement with the Scaled-up IMAGE Programme and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural South Africa
Summary. A scaled-up microfinance intervention in rural South Africa improved women's relationship quality and reduced intimate partner violence, particularly economic abuse. Women who received multiple types of support from group members experienced significantly lower past-year violence. The program was widely acceptable, though younger women require targeted engagement. Group support emerged as a critical intervention component.
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Knight, L., Ranganathan, M., Abramsky, T., Polzer-Ngwato, T., Muvhango, L., Molebatsi, M., Stöckl, H., Lees, S., & Watts, C.. (2019). Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE): Women’s Engagement with the Scaled-up IMAGE Programme and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural South Africa. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-019-01070-w
Knight, Louise, et al. “Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE): Women’s Engagement with the Scaled-up IMAGE Programme and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural South Africa.” Prevention Science, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-019-01070-w.
Knight, Louise, Meghna Ranganathan, Tanya Abramsky, Tara Polzer-Ngwato, Lufuno Muvhango, Mpho Molebatsi, Heidi Stöckl, Shelley Lees, and Charlotte Watts. 2019. “Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE): Women’s Engagement with the Scaled-up IMAGE Programme and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural South Africa.” Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-019-01070-w.
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title = {Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE): Women’s Engagement with the Scaled-up IMAGE Programme and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in Rural South Africa},
author = {Louise Knight and Meghna Ranganathan and Tanya Abramsky and Tara Polzer-Ngwato and Lufuno Muvhango and Mpho Molebatsi and Heidi Stöckl and Shelley Lees and Charlotte Watts},
journal = {Prevention Science},
year = {2019},
doi = {10.1007/s11121-019-01070-w},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-019-01070-w}
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- DOI
- 10.1007/s11121-019-01070-w
- Countries
- South Africa
- Regions
- Africa
- Categories
- funding, rural-healthcare
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- 2026-04-28