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BMC Health Services Research, 2019 Background Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) damages the health of survivors and increases use of healthcare services. We report findings from a multi-site evaluation of hospital-based advocacy services, designed to support survivors attending emergency ...
Gemma Halliwell +6 more
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Costs of Domestic Violence: A Life Satisfaction Approach [PDF]
, 2012 This paper discusses and estimates the costs of domestic violence using a life satisfaction approach. It draws on a British cross-sectional data set that includes individual self-reported life satisfaction, household income and experienced domestic ...
Santos, Cristina
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BMC Women's Health, 2017 Background Little is known about the health service utilization of women sexually assaulted by their intimate partners, as compared with those sexually assaulted by other perpetrators.
Janice Du Mont +4 more
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Women's Health, 2021 Background: University students have been recognized as particularly being vulnerable to sexual victimization. Purpose: With little research to date, and acknowledgement for the need of a better understanding of sexual violence, our study analysed the ...
Marika Guggisberg +5 more
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Injury Epidemiology, 2020 Background Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws are a promising gun violence prevention strategy. ERPO laws allow specific categories of people (law enforcement in all states, family in most) to petition a court to request that an individual be ...
Shannon Frattaroli +6 more
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN A SEMI-URBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD [PDF]
, 2011 There are no published studies on impact of neighbourhood on domestic violence in Sango-Ota. This is the first study to examine formal and informal control method and the influence of family structure and socio-economic status on the occurrence of ...
Abimbola, Oluremi H. +2 more
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International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 2006 For too long human rights have been used to support a legal approach to domestic violence which is non-interventionist. This article discusses the ways in which human rights can be used to compel an approach to cases of domestic violence which requires state action to protect those harmed by domestic abuse. It argues that the state has an obligation to
Choudhry, S, Herring, J
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It\u27s Not OK: New Zealand\u27s Efforts to Eliminate Violence Against Women [PDF]
, 2008 This Report presents the findings of this research effort. It consists of three parts: Part I sets out the normative framework on domestic violence, both at the international and national level, and explains the relevant norms that govern the ...
Contesse, Jorge, Fenrich, Jeanmarie
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BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health concern. While community-level gender norms and attitudes to IPV are recognised drivers of IPV risk, there is little evidence on how interventions might tackle these ...
Tanya Abramsky +7 more
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Preventing domestic violence [PDF]
BMJ, 2002 Papers pp 271, 274 Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, or psychological. Physical and sexual violence by an intimate partner are common problems, affecting 20-50% of women at some stage in life in most populations surveyed globally.1 Between 3% and 50% of women have experienced it in the past year.1 Domestic violence has a profound impact on ...
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