title: Violence, violence prevention, and safety: a research agenda for South Africa.
abstract: Violence is a serious problem in South Africa with many effects on health services; it presents complex research problems and requires interdisciplinary collaboration. Two key meta-questions emerge: (i) violence must be understood better to develop effective interventions; and (ii) intervention research (evaluating interventions, assessing efficacy and effectiveness, how best to scale up interventions in resource-poor settings) is necessary. A research agenda to address violence is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. cathy.ward.sa@gmail.com
authors.forename: Catherine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Lillian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Artz
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Floretta
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boonzaier
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crawford-Browne
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dawes
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matzopoulos
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nicol
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seekings
authors.forename: Arjan B Sebastian
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Van As
authors.forename: Elrena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van der Spuy
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D006296:Health Services; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D016495:Police / Q000458:organization & administration; D057766:Policy; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012449:Safety; D012574:Schools; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*