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An integrated analytical framework for gender-based violence research: A simulation study combining machine learning and causal inference

2025-12-18 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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Current research on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) typically separates predictive machine learning and causal inference into distinct analytical silos. Yet, grasping the multi-level determinants of violence requires an approach that can both identify high-value predictors and disentangle their causal mechanisms. This study develops and validates an integrated five-phase analytical framework to demonstrate how combining machine learning with structural causal modeling improves the detection of deter...

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