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Review Article

New learnings on drivers of men’s physical and/or sexual violence against their female partners, and women’s experiences of this, and the implications for prevention interventions

Andrew Gibbsa Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa;b Centre for Rural Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristin Dunklea Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-5544View further author information
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Leane Ramsoomara Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Samantha Willana Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-887XView further author information
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Nwabisa Jama Shaia Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4171-9129View further author information
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Ruchira Navedd Health Systems and Population Studies Division, Icddr,b, Dhaka, BangladeshORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0363-5648View further author information
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Rachel Jewkesa Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa;e Office of the Executive Scientist, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4330-6267View further author information
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Article: 1739845 | Received 19 Dec 2019, Accepted 29 Feb 2020, Published online: 23 Mar 2020

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