The Impact of Violence on Reproductive Health in Tanzania and Vietnam (PAVE)

Vietnamese family

THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED
Project period: 2013-2018

Across the world, violence against women is a pernicious problem with far-reaching consequences for women’s health. The PAVE project set out to explore a culturally ingrained yet relatively invisible form of violence – that  which occurs within intimate relationships. The research was carried out in Tanzania and Vietnam, two countries where reported rates of intimate partner violence are high despite explicit government commitment to enhance gender equality.

The project explored the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on women’s reproductive health, focusing particularly on pregnancy outcomes and the mental health of pregnant women and new mothers. On the basis of research findings, the project developed suggestions for how gender-based violence can be addressed at the primary health care level in low- and middle-income countries.

The PAVE project was carried out as a research partnership between the University of Copenhagen, the University of Southern Denmark, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, and Hanoi Medical University and funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen
Professor, Tine M. Gammeltoft (PI)

Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen
Associate Professor, Dan Meyrowitsch

Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark
Professor, Vibeke Rasch

The Danish Institute for Health Services Research
Project Manager, Katrine S. Johansen

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tumaini University, Tanzania
Senior Lecturer, Rachel Manongi
Lecturer, Declare Mushi

Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
Lecturer Nguyen Thi Thuy Hanh
Lecturer Nguyen Dang Vung
Associate Professor Ngo Van Toan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tine Gammeltoft
Department of Anthropology
Mail: tine.gammeltoft@anthro.ku.dk
Phone: +45 35 32 34 74

 

 

 

Funded by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of DenmarkThe Impact of Violence on Reproductive Health in Tanzania and Vietnam (PAVE) was funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (FFU)

Project: The impact of Violence on Reproductive Health in Tanzania and Vietnam (PAVE)  
Project leader: Tine M. Gammeltoft
Start:  2013
End:  2018