Women's Empowerment as a Protective Factor Against Intimate Partner Violence in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Exploration of the Process and Limitations of Its Influence.

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Published in Violence Against Women on July 07, 2016

Authors

Sidney Ruth Schuler1, Rachel Lenzi2, Shamsul Huda Badal3, Lisa M Bates4

Author Affiliations

1: FHI 360, Washington, DC, USA schulersidney@gmail.com.
2: FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA.
3: BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
4: Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.

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