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| Guidelines | Recommended actions |
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| Methodological sound research | Ethical Review Board approval, measures to prevent underreporting, pretesting and piloting of research tool, careful selection and training of female interviewers, monitoring of study quality. |
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| Respondent and interviewer’s safety | Informed consent, interview in private setting, study framed on women’s health, life experiences and family relations, one woman per household, logistic planning for respondent and interviewer’s safety, measures to reduce emotional stress of interviewers (periodic debriefing). |
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| Interviewers | Careful selection of interviewers, interviewers should not conduct interviews in their own community, supportive and nonjudgmental attitude of interviewers, special consideration of content and process of training (issues related to VAW and measure to reduce biases, fear, and stereotype), special attention to questioning techniques, measures to end interview in positive way and discourage interviewer in counseling activities. |
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| Maintaining confidentiality | Use of unique code instead of respondent’s name on research questionnaire, measures for data safety (data kept in a locked cabinet with limited access), and proper disposal at the completion of research. |
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| Referral | Provision of resource list and educational material to all informants, availability of trained counselor in the research team. |
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| Study implications | Correct interpretation and dissemination of study findings to study participants, national and international publication, policy maker, and advisory group. Follow finding and actions for positive change and not to further stigmatize certain group. |
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| Violence questions in other survey design | Ensure to follow ethical and methodological guidelines if integrating violence question into survey designed for other purposes. |
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