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Gender violence on pandemic of COVID-19

, 2020
Among the measures imposed by different countries, suggested by experts and epidemiologists to curb the number of infections and death from the pandemic COVID-19 is quarantined, forcing families to stay home longer and interact with family members.
David Alejandro Navarrete Solórzano, María Rodríguez Gámez, Osvaldo Jiménez Pérez de Corcho   +2 more
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Intersections between disability, masculinities, and violence: experiences and insights from men with physical disabilities from three African countries

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Gender-transformative work in the Global South often focuses on transforming ‘toxic masculinities’ to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV), but there has been little research on whether and how constructions of masculinities by men with ...
Yandisa Sikweyiya, Erin Stern, Jill Hanass-Hancock, Ingrid van der Heijden, Henri Myrttinen, Adolphina Addoley Addo-Lartey, Kristin Dunkle   +6 more
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Trafficking of Vietnamese women and girls for marriage in China

Global Health Research and Policy, 2017
Background Bride-trafficking has been a growing phenomenon in Southeast Asia, particularly in China, where one-child policies have resulted in demographic imbalances favoring males.
Heidi Stöckl, Ligia Kiss, Jobst Koehler, Dung Thuy Dong, Cathy Zimmerman   +4 more
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Gender and Political Violence

, 2021
Feminist studies have rejected the assumption according to which gender violence is an individual or private issue that has to be primarily approached from a psychological perspective. They have underscored the link between gender violence and other factors of social inequalities.
Billaud, Julie, Direnberger, Lucia
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The impact of COVID-19 and associated measures on health, police, and non-government organisation service utilisation related to violence against women and children

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Globally, concerns have been raised that the priority implementation of public health measures in response to COVID-19 may have unintended negative impacts on a variety of other health and wellbeing factors, including violence.
Nadia Butler, Zara Quigg, Isabelle Pearson, Zhamin Yelgezekova, Aasa Nihlén, Mark A. Bellis, Yongjie Yon, Jonathon Passmore, Isabel Yordi Aguirre, Heidi Stöckl   +9 more
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How to conduct good quality research on violence against children with disabilities: key ethical, measurement, and research principles

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Approximately one billion children experience violence every year. Violence against children is an urgent global public health concern and violation of children’s rights. It is also a risk factor for serious negative health and social outcomes
Nambusi Kyegombe, Lena Morgon Banks, Susan Kelly, Hannah Kuper, Karen M. Devries   +4 more
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Gender Based Violence against Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
This study aimed to systematically review studies that examined the prevalence of gender based violence (GBV) that included intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-IPV among women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Muluken Dessalegn Muluneh, Virginia Stulz, L. Francis, K. Agho   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Circumstances, policing, and attrition of multiple compared to single perpetrator rape cases within the South African criminal justice system

Crime Science, 2023
Background Research into the circumstances of rape, and criminal justice system responses, is pivotal to informing prevention and improving the likelihood of justice for victims.
Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Ruxana Jina, Gerard Labuschagne, Lisa Vetten, Lizle Loots, Rachel Jewkes   +5 more
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Women in family farming: Evidence from a qualitative study in two Portuguese inner regions

Frontiers in Sociology, 2022
The importance of family farming in food systems worldwide is recognized by different international bodies, as well as the leading role played by women and the inequalities they face in this sector of activity.
Diana Gomes, Diana Gomes, Miguel Jesus, Rosário Rosa, Rosário Rosa, Rosário Rosa, Cristina Bandeira, Cristina Amaro da Costa, Cristina Amaro da Costa   +8 more
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Lessons Never Learned: Crisis and gender‐based violence

Developing World Bioethics, 2020
The COVID‐19 pandemic exposes underlying inequalities in our socio‐economic and health systems, such as gender‐based violence (GBV). In emergencies, particularly ones that involve quarantine, GBV often increases.
N. John, Sara E. Casey, Giselle Carino, T. Mcgovern   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source