During pregnancy and the early parenting period, women are especially vulnerable to intimate partner violence (IPV), with devastating impacts on women, children, and families. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the effectiveness of father-focused interventions to prevent or reduce IPV during pregnancy and early parenthood. Six databases were searched, using a combination of the concepts “fathers,” “pregnancy/early parenthood,” “IPV” and “intervention.” Articles were double screened by title and abstract, and then full-text. Methodological and reporting quality was assessed using the Quality Assessment with Diverse Studies tool. Fifteen papers were eligible for inclusion; these articles were mostly of poor-to-moderate quality. Only three of the articles reported on interventions in lower- and middle-income countries. The most common forms of IPV addressed in these interventions were physical (10), psychological (8), sexual (4), and economic/financial (3). Of 12 articles reporting on data from both intervention and control groups, only six indicated statistically significant results; among these, only three reported robust analyses showing significantly greater reduction in IPV in intervention than in control groups. All three took place in lower- or middle-income countries. Two were underpinned by theoretical frameworks, which considered transforming traditional perceived gender norms. Therefore, interventions based on principles that address transformation of gender norms show promise but the success of such underlying principles needs to be confirmed, and better-quality evidence and reporting are needed for interventions targeting fathers to prevent or reduce IPV.

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以父亲为中心的干预措施对预防或减少怀孕和早期育儿期间亲密伴侣暴力的有效性：系统评价


在怀孕和育儿早期，女性特别容易受到亲密伴侣暴力 （IPV） 的影响，对妇女、儿童和家庭造成毁灭性影响。本系统综述的目的是确定以父亲为中心的干预措施对预防或减少怀孕和早期育儿期间 IPV 的有效性。使用“父亲”、“怀孕/早期父母”、“IPV”和“干预”等概念的组合检索了 6 个数据库。文章按标题和摘要进行双重筛选，然后是全文。使用多样化研究质量评估工具评估方法学和报告质量。15 篇论文符合纳入标准;这些文章大多质量为差到中等。只有 3 篇文章报告了中低收入国家的干预措施。这些干预措施中最常见的 IPV 形式是身体 （10）、心理 （8）、性 （4） 和经济/财务 （3）。在报告干预组和对照组数据的 12 篇文章中，只有 6 篇表明结果具有统计学意义;其中，只有 3 项报告了稳健的分析，显示干预组 IPV 的降低幅度明显大于对照组。这三项调查都发生在低收入或中等收入国家。其中两项以理论框架为基础，这些框架考虑了改变传统认知的性别规范。因此，基于解决性别规范转变原则的干预措施显示出希望，但这些基本原则的成功需要得到确认，并且需要更高质量的证据和报告来针对父亲的干预措施来预防或减少 IPV。