Mechanisms underpinning interventions to reduce sexual violence in armed conflict: A realist-informed systematic review

Military sexual violence (MSV) is a prevalent issue that uniquely affects mission readiness. Although research on MSV and social media is growing, examinations of possible interventions like those employing social media in this population are scant. Given the growing interest in targeting MSV, the present systematic review was conducted. The PRISMA framework was used to conduct a systematic review of MSV and social media ( N = 71). Queries were limited to articles published between 2010 and 2020. SAGE Journals, PubMed, and JSTOR were utilized. Terms and potential combinations were entered into the databases in varying Boolean combinations. Additional recorders were identified for inclusion via the reference sections of relevant records. After removing duplicates from the query results, we selected records of suspected relevance by title and screened abstracts. Finally, articles with relevant abstracts were reviewed thoroughly to determine whether they met inclusion criteria for the review. The employments of military leaders in a social media intervention puts into practice the military’s central values and development of its leadership core. This intervention promotes group solidarity while maximizing conversations around meaningful messages. Findings in this review suggest military leaders could feasibly employ a cost-effective global intervention using social media, as a tool to help actively address MSV.

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Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Rape-as-a-Weapon Discourse Critique

Sexuality, Oppression and Human Rights ◽

10.1163/9781848884243_012 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 135-151

Keyword(s):

Sexual Violence ◽

Armed Conflict

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Sexual Violence as a Tactic of War: ‘Women and Peace and Security’, and ‘Children and Armed Conflict’ (Resolutions 1820 (2008), 1882 (2009), 1888 (2009), and 1960 (2010))

Petulant and Contrary: Approaches by the Permanent Five Members of the UN Security Council to the Concept of 'threat to the peace' under Article 39 of the UN Charter ◽

10.1163/9789004391420_023 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 183-195

Keyword(s):

Sexual Violence ◽

Armed Conflict ◽

Peace And Security ◽

Conflict Resolutions

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The prevalence of sexual violence during pregnancy in Iran and the world: a ‎systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Injury and Violence Research ◽

10.5249/jivr.v10i2.954 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

The World ◽

Violence During Pregnancy

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Rape Loot Pillage: The Political Economy of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict. By Sara Meger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. 248p. $78.00 cloth.

Perspectives on Politics ◽

10.1017/s1537592717003024 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 1114-1115

Author(s):

Miriam J. Anderson

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Political Economy ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Armed Conflict ◽

The Political ◽

Oxford University ◽

Oxford University Press

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Sexual Violence against Men in Armed Conflict: Why Is It Still Invisible?

Violent and Vulnerable Performances ◽

10.1163/9781848881679_014 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 145-157

Keyword(s):

Sexual Violence ◽

Armed Conflict

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Physical, sexual and psychological intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence against women and girls: a systematic review protocol for producing global, regional and country estimates

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045574 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. e045574

Author(s):

Heidi Stöckl ◽

Lynnmarie Sardinha ◽

Mathieu Maheu-Giroux ◽

Sarah R Meyer ◽

Claudia García-Moreno

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Population Based ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Sustainable Development Goal ◽

Development Goal ◽

Women And Girls ◽

Forms Of Violence

IntroductionIn 2013, the WHO published the first global and regional estimates on physical and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-partner sexual violence (NPSV) based on a systematic review of population-based prevalence studies. In this protocol, we describe a new systematic review for the production of updated estimates for IPV and NPSV for global monitoring of violence against women, including providing the baseline for measuring Sustainable Development Goal to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.Methods and analysisThe systematic review will update and extend the previous search for population-based surveys (either nationally or subnationally representative) conducted among women aged 15+ years that measured the prevalence of physical, sexual, psychological and physical and/or sexual IPV, NPSV or sexual violence by any perpetrator up to December 2019. Data will be extracted separately for all age groups, setting (urban/rural), partnership status (currently partnered/ever partnered/all women) and recall period (lifetime prevalence/past 12 months). Studies will be identified from electronic searches of online databases of EMBASE, MEDLINE, Global Health and PsycInfo. A search of national statistics office homepages will be conducted for each country to identify reports on population-based, national or subnational studies that include data on IPV or NPSV published outside academic journals. Two reviewers will be involved in quality assessment and data extraction of the review. The review is planned to be updated on a continuous basis. All findings will undergo a country consultation process.Ethics and disseminationFormal ethical approval is not required, as primary data will not be collected. This systematic review will provide a basis and a follow-up tool for global monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goal Target 5.2 on the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017054100.

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