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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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Effects of Domestic Violence Against Women on Mental Health of Women and Children [PDF]
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2020 Domestic violence is violence or other abuse by one person against another in cohabitation or marriage. It isn’t surprise that women and children are world’s most victimized person due to domestic violence. Because, they are often powerless.
Behice Han Almiş +2 more
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Alarming trends in US domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 Portland, Oregon public schools closed March 16, 2020 and on March The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused significant destruction worldwide.
Brad Boserup, M. Mckenney, Adel Elkbuli
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Home is not always a haven: The domestic violence crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Psychological Trauma, 2020 The novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the associated disease it causes, COVID-19, have caused unprecedented social disruption. Due to sweeping stay-at-home orders across the United States and internationally, many victims and survivors of domestic ...
Y. Kofman, Dana Rose Garfin
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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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Screening for domestic violence
Nursing Management (Springhouse), 2003 Nurses have a unique opportunity to develop, implement, and evaluate the outcomes of routine assessments and interventions.
Diane M, Carney, Laura, McKibbin
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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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[The increase in domestic violence during the social isolation: what does it reveals?]
Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology, 2020 The social isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic brings out, in a empowered way, some worrying indicators about domestic violence and family violence against women. Organizations addressing domestic violence have already seen an increase in domestic
Pâmela Rocha Vieira +2 more
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Understanding domestic violence: masculinity, culture, traditions
Heliyon, 2020 Domestic violence in South Africa is a consequence of the complex interplay of patriarchy, culture, and the negative masculine construct. The patriarchal cultural beliefs and traditions that emphasise on male assertiveness and domination of women ...
Linda Mshweshwe
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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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