Research highlights

  • Mobile applications addressing violence against women

    Wie sind wir vorgegangen:

    Wir haben eine neue und innovative Methode entwickelt, Inhalte von Apps systematisch zu untersuchen und darzustellen. 

    Ergebnisse:

    Ein großer Teil der Apps, die sich mit Gewalt gegen Frauen befassen, setzt in erster Linie auf einmalige Notfall- oder Vermeidungslösungen im Gegensatz zu eher präventiven Ansätzen.

    Was ist besonders:

    Der Artikel ist die erste systematische Übersichtsarbeit zu Apps, die Gewalt gegen Frauen adressieren.

    Eisenhut K*, Sauerborn E*, Garcia Moreno C, Wild V (2020) (*equal contribution):
    Mobile applications addressing violence against women: A systematic review.
    BMJ Global Health. 1. April 2020;5(4):e001954.

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