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Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023 Being a victim of sexual violence (SV) is generally believed to be associated with subsequent sexual risk behavior (SRB) during adolescence. While this assumption makes intuitive sense, it is based on methodologically limited research, including a ...
Dennis E. Reidy +8 more
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South African Medical Journal, 2022 Background. South Africa (SA)’s high rate of interpersonal violence persists as a leading public health problem for the country. The first South African Comparative Risk Assessment Study (SACRA1) in 2000 quantified the long-term mental and ...
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, 2021 Abstract Interpersonal violence results in 404,000 deaths annually and substantial health and economic costs. Although there is an element of genetic susceptibility, its use largely a social construct and thus inherently preventable. Interpersonal violence encompasses child maltreatment, peer violence, youth violence, physical, sexual,
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In-home interpersonal violence: Sex based prevalence and outcomes
African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021 Introduction: There is a shortage of data on intimate partner and interpersonal violence in sub-Saharan Africa. We, therefore, sought to characterize patterns of sex-based risk of in-home interpersonal violence in Malawi.
Laura N. Purcell +5 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Violence is defined as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological ...
Shani A.L. Buggs +2 more
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Social Sciences, 2023 Interpersonal violence comprises a variety of different types of violence that occur between individuals, including violence perpetrated by strangers and acquaintances, intimate partners and family members.
Annie Bunce +2 more
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The prevalence and patterns of exposure to interpersonal violence among men and women in Estonia.
PLoS ONE, 2020 BACKGROUND:To understand better the total burden of interpersonal violence on society, it is useful to assess the prevalence of interpersonal violence among both, men and women.
Hedda Lippus +7 more
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European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2021 Background: There is an abundance of evidence suggesting that interpersonal violence commonly co-occurs with mental disorders and substance abuse. Interpersonal violence is one of the most well-documented and salient factors of mental disorders and ...
Diane Ngwino Sengesho +3 more
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Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2003 Interpersonal violence (IPV), including domestic violence (DV) and childhood physical and sexual abuse, is a common problem in our society. An estimated 6% to 15% of women have experienced domestic violence in the past 12 months, with a lifetime prevalence estimated at 28% to 54%.1,2 Likewise, childhood physical and sexual abuse prevalence rates range ...
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Interpersonal violence and maxillofacial fractures
Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery, 2019 Accident Compensation Corporation statistics shows that maxillofacial fracture affects 11,000 people with an approximate $90 million annual cost in New Zealand dollars (NZD). Previous studies have demonstrated interpersonal violence (IPV), road traffic accidents (RTAs), sports injury, and falls being the common causes of maxillofacial fracture.
York, Blair S. +6 more
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