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Exploration of trends in the incidence and prevalence of childhood maltreatment and domestic abuse recording in UK primary care: a retrospective cohort study using ‘the health improvement network’ database

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2020
Objectives Describe the epidemiology of childhood maltreatment and domestic abuse (in women). Design Analysis of longitudinal records between 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2018.
J. Chandan   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Domestic Violence and Pregnancy in Rural West Virginia

open access: yesOnline Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 2000
Recently, domestic violence has been recognized as a health problem of crisis proportion. Pregnant women are at twice the risk of battery. Abuse during pregnancy affects one woman in six.
Cynthia A. Persily, Shamira Abdulla
doaj   +1 more source

Domestic Abuse in Behshahr, Iran [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
The United Nations in a resolution defined abuse as any violent act that is primarily or exclusively committed against females and results in physical, sexual and psychological harm.The aim of this research was to study the contributing factors of husband's violence against females residing in the city of Behshahr, Iran.We distributed a specifically ...
Rahmatian, Ali Akbar   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Routine screening for domestic abuse [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of General Practice, 2021
Raising public awareness of domestic abuse (DA), also known as intimate partner violence, is the first step forward in our battle to combat the detrimental health consequences of the abuse. DA is a global public health problem and is ‘everyone’s business’. The financial burden to the NHS is enormous as a result of the physical and psychological impacts
openaire   +2 more sources

Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Background Factors and Reality of Domestic Abuse Faced by High-Income Women: An Online Survey in Japan

open access: yesSocial Sciences
This study aimed to examine the prevalence and factors influencing domestic abuse victimization among high-income women in Japan, including physical, psychological, economic, and sexual abuse. The background factors and reality of domestic abuse faced by
Zixuan Wang, Takashi Sekiyama
doaj   +1 more source

Trend in 167 cases of minors witnessing violence: The role played by COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundThere currently is no evidence that COVID-19 has had an impact on the rates of psychological abuses occurring when a minor witnesses interpersonal violence.AimOur aim was to describe the accesses of the last four years to the Emergency ...
Martina Focardi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Essential, Yet Precarious, Mistreated, Sick and Medicalized: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed‐Methods Study on Homecare Aides in Spain

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Homecare aides (HCAs) are professional non‐family caregivers, who support dependent individuals to live at home with dignity; yet in Spain they remain understudied and vulnerable, often facing precarious working conditions. We aimed to characterize HCAs’ employment, living conditions, health, and exposure to workplace violence and ...
Albert Navarro‐Giné   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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