Objectives
To synthesise evidence on the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and barriers to responding to violence against women (VAW) in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in low/middle-income countries (LMICs).
Design
Mixed-methods systematic review.
Data sources
Medline, Embase, Psycinfo, Cochrane, Cinahl, IMEMR, Web of Science, Popline, Lilacs, WHO RHL, ClinicalTrials.gov, Google, Google Scholar, websites of key organisations through December 2019.
Eligibility criteria
Studies of any design that evaluated VAW interventions in SRH services in LMICs.
Data extraction and synthesis
Concurrent narrative quantitative and thematic qualitative syntheses, integration through line of argument and mapping onto a logic model. Two reviewers extracted data and appraised quality.
Results
26 studies of varied interventions using heterogeneous outcomes. Of ten interventions that strengthened health …