"The Tsima mobilisation model adheres to the theory that social barriers necessitate social change solutions - those which move beyond service provision and instead engage communities in a dialogue about barriers to health and that encourages collective action to enact change."
"Given the high vulnerability to HIV acquisition for the adolescent population, and the evidence linking gender norms to HIV acquisition and current and future programming designed to modify norms, it is important to understand the measurement properties of the GEMS instrument for this population."
"Findings from this study shed light on how community mobilization efforts can shift key inequitable gender norms linked to HIV service uptake, and positively effect engagement in HIV services."
"Societal-level gender norm shifts may create enabling environments for interventions to find new traction for violence and HIV-related behavior change." Experience shows that gender inequities must be addressed for HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention efforts to be successful.