@article{6e0096b8c151447f8ef059ec89fd16d6,
title = "Development of an economic skill building intervention to promote women's safety and child development in Karachi, Pakistan",
abstract = "Violence against women is a global epidemic phenomenon that can result in major mental health problems. Not only are women affected but also the health and well-being of their children are in jeopardy. To prevent violence and promote women's safety, several strategies have been tested in various cultural contexts. This article describes the process of developing and validating an economic skill building intervention for women of an urban slum area of Karachi, Pakistan. The purpose of the intervention is to increase women's economic independence, promote women's safety, and improve the behavioral functioning of their children.",
author = "Hirani, {Saima Shams} and Rozina Karmaliani and Judith McFarlane and Nargis Asad and Farhana Madhani and Shireen Shehzad and Ali, {Nazbano Ahmed}",
note = "Funding Information: This research is funded through a grant from The Aga Khan University Research Council. The researchers thank Dr.Yasmin Amarsi, Dean, The Aga Khan University School of Nursing, East Africa, for funding the preparatory field work for this research and Dr. Linda Wright, Director of the Global Network for Women{\textquoteright}s and Children{\textquoteright}s Health Research, for challenging us to the task.",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.3109/01612840903254859",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
pages = "82--88",
journal = "Issues in Mental Health Nursing",
issn = "0161-2840",
publisher = "Informa Healthcare",
number = "2",
}
