Globally, one in four women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at some point in their life. This is particularly prevalent in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), highlighting the need to understand how IPV can be reduced. Our aim was to summarize the evidence base for interventions to reduce IPV in LMICs. We searched for studies published in peer-reviewed journals in PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science from January 1st 2012 to November 29th 2021, and included studies that evaluated interventions directed at IPV in LMIC, targeted at individuals in intimate relationships. Effect sizes were analyzed in a three-level meta-analysis. Forty-eight interventions were identified and the approaches employed fall within five of the seven domains of the WHO RESPECT Framework. The overall effects of interventions on participants' attitudes towards IPV and on IPV behavior were small and non-significant (attitudes: d = −0.302, 95% CI −0.635–0.032; behavior: d = −0.077, 95% CI −0.165–0.009). Heterogeneity in effects was substantial, suggesting that some interventions were more effective than others. The number of interventions available show that progress is being made to generate evidence in LMICs, but a lot more needs to be done in developing and implementing effective interventions to reduce IPV.

在全球范围内，四分之一的女性在其生命的某个阶段经历过亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV)。这在低收入和中等收入国家 (LMIC) 尤为普遍，凸显了了解如何减少 IPV 的必要性。我们的目的是总结减少 LMIC 中 IPV 的干预措施的证据基础。我们检索了 2012 年 1 月 1 日至 2021 年 11 月 29 日在 PsycINFO、PubMed 和 Web of Science 的同行评审期刊上发表的研究，并纳入了评估针对中低收入国家 IPV 干预措施的研究，这些研究针对的是亲密关系中的个人。在三级荟萃分析中分析了效应量。确定了 48 项干预措施，采用的方法属于 WHO RESPECT 框架的七个领域中的五个领域。干预措施对参与者的总体影响d  = -0.302, 95% CI -0.635–0.032；行为：d  = -0.077, 95% CI -0.165–0.009）。效果的异质性很大，这表明某些干预措施比其他干预措施更有效。现有干预措施的数量表明，在 LMICs 产生证据方面正在取得进展，但在制定和实施有效的干预措施以减少 IPV 方面还需要做更多的工作。