The ANROWS evidence portal of interventions to address and end violence against women : methodology report / prepared by Lorelei Hine, Research Manager (Acting), ANROWS [and three others]

Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) is responsible for leading and generating research to end violence against women and children in Australia. Within this remit, ANROWS has developed the ANROWS Evidence Portal of interventions to address and end violence against women (the Evidence Portal) which provides key audiences, such as policymakers, practitioners and researchers, with access to evidence on the nature and effectiveness of interventions designed to address and end violence against women in Australia and other high-income countries ... This report describes the methodology used to build the Evidence Portal. It introduces the concept of evidence portals in general and the scope of the Evidence Portal, providing an overview of each stage of the project's development. As a methodology protocol, it focuses on a detailed account of the systematic search, screening, data extraction and critical appraisal approaches used to create the Evidence Portal.