Unpacking change to inform intimate partner violence prevention: Exploring couples’ processes of change and the influence of intervention and social network factors in Uganda

........................................................................................................................ 3 Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................ 4 Acronyms..................................................................................................................... 12 1. Chapter 1: Introduction ...................................................................................... 13 1.1 Structure of thesis ............................................................................................. 16 2. Chapter 2: Literature review ............................................................................... 17 2.1 Overview of the ‘causes’ of IPV ......................................................................... 17 2.2 Overview of prevention approaches ................................................................. 26 2.3 Theories of change ............................................................................................ 28 2.4 Evolving conceptual framework ........................................................................ 39 2.5 Gaps addressed by this thesis ........................................................................... 40 3. Chapter 3: Study setting & intervention overview ................................................ 42 3.1 Study setting ...................................................................................................... 42 3.1.1 Demographic and health context ............................................................................. 42 3.1.2 Socio-cultural context .............................................................................................. 43 3.2 SASA! intervention ............................................................................................ 48 4. Chapter 4: Methodology ..................................................................................... 51 4.