Introduction

Intimate partner violence is recognized as a public health problem. The World Health Organization reports that one out of three women has been a victim of intimate partner violence in the home, being mostly perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner. This type of violence is referred to as intimate partner violence, which is the purpose of this review.

Materials and Methods

A literature review was conducted following the Joanna Brigs Institute’s criteria to synthesize knowledge on the intervention type reported so far. A search was conducted using standardized terms in indexed databases between 2010 and 2019, returning 103 articles after applying the quality criteria analysis according to the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme methodology in Spanish.

Results

24 articles from Europe, Latin America and Africa were selected, in which gender-based psychoeducational interventions have been mainly reported as well as the pyramid model made with men, women victims and adult couples, also adolescents and professionals. Psychoeducation was aimed to reflect on cultural beliefs associated with gender roles.

Conclusions

The effectiveness of prevention interventions is evident. Follow-up on couple interventions and their implementation are reported to be the main limitations, which raises questions about the recognition of intimate partner violence dynamics and support network.

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