@article{ref1,
title="HIV and gender-based violence: welcome policies and programmes, but is the research keeping up?",
journal="Reproductive health matters",
year="2014",
author="Gruskin, Sofia and Safreed-Harmon, Kelly and Moore, Chelsea L. and Steiner, Riley J. and Dworkin, Shari L.",
volume="22",
number="44",
pages="174-184",
abstract="The global HIV policy arena has seen a surge of interest in gender-related dimensions of vulnerability to HIV and violence. UNAIDS and other prominent actors have named gender-based violence a key priority, and there seems to be genuine understanding and commitment to addressing gender inequalities as they impact key populations in the AIDS response. In the quest for evidence-informed interventions, there is usually a strong connection between the research conducted and the policies and programmes that follow. Regarding gender, HIV and violence, is this the case? This discussion paper asks whether the relevant peer-reviewed literature is suitably representative of all affected populations - including heterosexual men, transgender men and women, women who have sex with women, and men who have sex with men - as well as whether the literature sufficiently considers gender norms and dynamics in how research is framed. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS about violence in the context of heterosexual relationships, and with specific attention to heterosexual women, should not be presented as insights about gender-based violence more generally, with little attention to gender dynamics. Research framed by a more comprehensive understanding of what is meant by gender-based violence as it relates to all of the diverse populations affected by HIV would potentially guide policies and programmes more effectively.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0968-8080",
doi="10.1016/S0968-8080(14)44810-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0968-8080(14)44810-9"
}