The study set out to achieve knowledge on the dynamics of intimate partner violence over time and its risk and protective factors in Mwanza, Tanzania, through a) a longitudinal quantitative survey of women, b) an in-depth qualitative longitudinal follow up of women, c) a cross-sectional quantitative survey of men, and d) an in-depth qualitative study of men, including a participatory photovoice exercise.
The study has completed the following activities for each component:
a) Out of the planned 1200 women who participated in the baseline and follow-up interviews in the control group of two randomized control trial (600 women in micro-finance loan groups and 600 women not participating in a micro-finance loan group), 1008 women have been interviewed a third time and 986 women were interviewed for a fourth time, resulting in a dataset of around 1000 women interviewed for four times within five years.
b) Repeated qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 women about their experiences of changes of intimate partner violence in their relationship. Based on the preliminary analysis of these interviews, the question guide for the next round was developed. We have completed studies on how romantic jealousy and unfaithfulness lead to intimate partner violence, women’s conceptualizations of sexual and economic intimate partner violence and how women cope with different forms of intimate partner violence.
c) We conducted a two-wave nested phone survey of 456 women in the MAISHA longitudinal study to inquire about their experiences of intimate partner violence during COVID-19 and how far this has led to an increase in violence in their relationships.
d) We completed a survey of 1002 young men aged 18 to 24 on their experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence. Men have been interviewed once by specially trained interviewers and have been recruited after being identified randomly through GPS points in their randomly chosen streets.
e) In-depth interviews with 30 men have been completed about their experiences and perpetration of violence from and against other men and their intimate partners. Of the 30 men, 16 have further participated in a participatory photovoice exercise.
f) The systematic review of theories on IPV has been completed, with two articles on economic theories and sociological theories explaining IPV published and three more articles on feminist theories, stress theories and psychological theories currently under review or in the process of submission.
