Research
Low-cost parenting app reduces sexual violence against adolescent girls by more than half, study finds
The Brief
- A digital parenting program reportedly reduced sexual violence and exploitation among adolescent girls in Tanzania by more than half, according to new research led by the University of Oxford's Department of Social Policy and Intervention.
- A separate study suggests the program could be scaled up at low cost, per the source excerpt.
- The source is a single Medical Xpress report dated 2026-11-11; the excerpt is truncated and gives no further methodological details.
Why it matters
It offers evidence that a low-cost digital parenting intervention may reduce sexual violence against adolescent girls in a low-income setting, which could inform child-protection programme design.
Who’s affected
- child-protection and public health policymakers
- researchers in global health and social policy
- parents and organisations working with adolescents in Tanzania
- #parenting
- #adolescents
- #sexual violence
- #tanzania
- #digital health
A digital parenting program has reduced sexual violence and exploitation among adolescent girls in Tanzania by more than half, according to new research led by the University of Oxford's Department of Social Policy and Intervention. A separate study suggests the program could…
Timeline
Medical Xpress reports on research showing the digital parenting program reduced sexual violence and exploitation among adolescent girls in Tanzania
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Low-cost parenting app reduces sexual violence against adolescent girls by more than half, study finds