An Integrative Review of the Methods Used to Research the Prevalence of Violence against Women in Pakistan

Table 2

Summary of ethical and safety measures among the studies reviewed.

Lead author (year)	Ethics approval	Informed consent	Participant’s safety/confidentiality	Interviewer’s safety/support	Data safety	Acknowledge WHO recommendation
Ali (2011) [20]	Assured	Written	(i) One eligible woman/household; (ii) Referral and support to identified cases; (iii) Known interviewers	Implicit	Implicit	Explicit
Ali (2007) [26]	Assured	Verbal	(i) Data collected for other health issues; (ii) Known interviewers	Implicit	Absent	Explicit
Andersson (2010) [21]	Assured	Obtained	(i) Interview all eligible women; (ii) Referral and support to identified cases; (iii) Neutral interviewers; (iv) Participants asked not to share interview details with family	Implicit	Implicit	Explicit
Farid (2008) [22]	Assured	Obtained	Implicit	Implicit	Absent	Explicit
Fikree (2006) [23]	Absent	Absent	Implicit	Absent	Absent	Absent
Fikree (1999) [8]	Absent	Obtained	Implicit	Absent	Absent	Absent
Hussain (2008) [28]	Absent	Absent	Implicit	Absent	Absent	Absent
Karmaliani (2008) [24]	Assured	Written	(i) One eligible woman/house hold,; (ii) Referral and extra support; (iii) Neutral interviewers; (iv) Participants asked not to share interview details with family	debriefing and support	Explicit	Explicit
Naeem (2008) [25]	Absent	Obtained	Implicit	Absent	Absent	Absent
Rabbani (2008) [29]	Assured	Verbal	Implicit	Implicit	Explicit	Explicit
Shaikh (2003) [27]	Absent	Verbal	Implicit	Absent	Absent	Absent