Applying upstream interventions for interpersonal violence prevention: An uphill struggle in low- to middle-income contexts

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dc.contributor.authorMatzopoulos, Richard
dc.contributor.authorBowman, Brett
dc.contributor.authorMathews, Shanaaz
dc.contributor.authorMyers, Jonny
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-21T10:15:37Z
dc.date.available2013-10-21T10:15:37Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentPsychology
dc.description.abstractIn South Africa’s Western Cape province, interpersonal violence was identified among the key prevention priorities in the provincial government’s Burden of Disease (BoD) Reduction project. To date, there are no adequate systematic reviews of the full range of potential intervention strategies. In response, available data and the literature on risk factors and prevention strategies for interpersonal violence were reviewed with a view to providing policy makers with an inventory of interventions for application. Given the predominance of upstream factors in driving the province’s rates of interpersonal violence, efforts to address its burden require an intersectoral approach. Achievable short-term targets are also required to offset the long-term nature of the strategies most likely to affect fundamental shifts. Documentation and evaluation will be important to drive long-term investment, ensure effectiveness and enable replication of successful programmes and should be considered imperative by interpersonal violence prevention policymakers in other low- to middle-income contexts.en_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.identifier.citationMatzopoulos, R., Bowman, B. & Myers, J., (2010). Applying upstream interventions for interpersonal violence prevention: an uphill struggle in low- to middle-income contexts. Health Policy, 97(1), 62 - 70.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMatzopoulos R, et al. Applying upstream interventions for interpersonal violence prevention:Anuphillstruggleinlow-tomiddle-incomecontexts.HealthPolicy(2010),doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.03.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/13259
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth Policyen_ZA
dc.schoolSchool of Human and Community Development
dc.subjectInterpersonal violence prevention policyen_ZA
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.subjectInterventions
dc.subjectBurden of disease
dc.subjectLow- to middle-income contexts
dc.subjectWestern Cape
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleApplying upstream interventions for interpersonal violence prevention: An uphill struggle in low- to middle-income contextsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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