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Gender based violence

open access: yesGynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine, 2022
[Extract] Gender based violence (GBV) is a preventable and serious human rights violation whereby an individual is harmed based on their gender. The violence can be perpetrated physically, sexually, mentally or financially. This includes domestic violence, rape, feticide/infanticide and female genital mutilation.
Usama Shahid, Ajay Rane
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Association between intimate partner violence and nutritional status of married Nepalese women

open access: yesGlobal Health Research and Policy, 2022
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is physical, sexual, or psychological harm perpetrated by a spouse or an intimate partner. Its detrimental effects on women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health are well-documented.
Arun Chaudhary   +2 more
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Missed Opportunities in Comprehensive Response to Sexual Assaults in Ekiti State, Nigeria

open access: yesArab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2022
Sexual assault referral centres were designed to provide comprehensive services to survivors to mitigate the physical and psychological consequences of rape.
Temitope Omoladun Okunola   +9 more
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“Our services are not the same”: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on care interactions in women’s shelters

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Guidelines and regulations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly impacted the health care sector. We explore these impacts in the gender-based violence (GBV) services sector and, more specifically, in the context of women’s ...
Caitlin Burd   +5 more
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A Pilot Study of Experience of Gender-Based Violence by Girls with Mental Disorders

open access: yesПсихология и право, 2021
Being highly subjective and hard to diagnose, the phenomenon of experiencing of gender-based violence remains insufficiently understood. Finding the nature of such experience in victims with mental disorders appears to be of particular relevance and was ...
Retsya S.E., Lukovtseva Z.V.
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Estimating the costs of gender-based violence in the European Union [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The purpose of the study is to identify and recommend appropriate methodologies to measure the cost of gender-based and intimate partner violence in EU-28 Member States.
European Institute of Gender Equality (EIGE)   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

A Call for Social Justice and for a Human Rights Approach with Regard to Mental Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territories [PDF]

open access: yesHealth and Human Rights, 2020
This paper examines the process of depoliticization of mental health in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) and links it to a critical analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder and the role of international humanitarian aid.
Maria Helbich, Samah Jabr
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Healthcare for migrant workers in destination countries: a comparative qualitative study of China and Malaysia

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2020
Objectives This paper explores policies addressing migrant worker’s health and barriers to healthcare access in two middle-income, destination countries in Asia with cross-border migration to Yunnan province, China and international migration to Malaysia.
Tharani Loganathan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of and factors associated with male perpetration of intimate partner violence: findings from the UN Multi-country Cross-sectional Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2013
Background: Male perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) is under-researched. In this Article, we present data for the prevalence of, and factors associated with, male perpetration of IPV from the UN Multi-country Cross-sectional Study on Men and
Dr. Emma Fulu, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Problems of legal regulation on gender-based violence in Ukraine and foreign countries

open access: yesLaw and Safety, 2023
The purpose of the article is to analyse gender-based violence and to study the legal mechanisms for overcoming it in Ukraine. On the basis of scientific findings and proposals, it has been suggested that a new perspective on this issue be taken.
T. S. Kyrychenko
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