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The problem
Intervention: None evaluated; this is an observational study documenting the relationship between violence and psychological distress
Who it was tested with: 380 primary school students in grades 5-8 from three towns in Gedeo zone, southern Ethiopia.
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"It used an explanatory cross-sectional survey research design" with "descriptive statistics including Mean, Standard Deviation and Percentage" and "inferential statistics with t-test, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis." This is an observational study documenting associations rather than testing an intervention, so it provides no evidence on what works to address the problem.
Cross-sectional design cannot establish causation; does not identify which violence types drive distress; no comparison group; does not evaluate any intervention to reduce violence or distress
Across countries and designs
4 studies · 3 countries