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Evaluation of the rural response system intervention to prevent violence against women: findings from a community-randomised controlled trial in the Central Region of Ghana

Deda Ogum Alangeaa Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7496-8514View further author information
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Adolphina A. Addo-Larteyb Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Esnat D. Chirwac Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0471-4978View further author information
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Yandisa Sikweyiyac Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7153-5828View further author information
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Dorcas Coker-Appiahd Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre, Accra, GhanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6409-1330View further author information
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Rachel Jewkesc Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4330-6267View further author information
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Richard M. K. Adanua Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8053-6793View further author information
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Article: 1711336 | Received 27 Aug 2019, Accepted 08 Dec 2019, Published online: 14 Jan 2020

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