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The ethics of knowledge sharing: a feminist examination of intellectual property rights and open-source materials in gender transformative methodologies

Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics
Debates on intellectual property rights and open source frequently stem from the business sector and higher education, where goals are typically oriented toward profit, academic status, credit, and/or reputation.
Leah Goldmann, Alice Welbourn, Diane Gillespie, Nastnet Ghebrebhran, Lufuno Barro, Sara Siebert, Hawa Kagoya, Lori Michau, Anjalee Kohli, Tina Musuya, Sonia Rebecca Kusiima   +10 more
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A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2014
Children living in homes where intimate partner violence occurs are often exposed to such violence through witnessing, seeing its effects, hearing about it, or otherwise being made aware that violence is taking place between parents or caregivers ...
Sibylle Artz, Margaret A Jackson, Katherine R Rossiter, Alicia Nijdam-Jones, István Géczy, Sheila Porteous   +5 more
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Prevalence and Patterns of Gender Violence: Major Variables in the Exposure to HIV/AIDS among Women in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2008
This study was carried out among 183 women in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. The study was designed to examine prevalence and patterns of gender violence and its relationship with sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS among women.
Adekeye, Olujide A
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Intimate Partner Violence: Controlling Behavior and Triggers of Aggression [PDF]

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), 2020
It is necessary to better understand the context in which intimate partner violence occurs. This study aimed to examine the occurrence of physical violence between intimate partners, based on the reports of women involved in these situations, by ...
Fernanda Monteiro de Castro Bhona, Carla Ferreira de Paula Gebara, Ana Regina Noto, Lélio Moura Lourenço   +3 more
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The shifting landscape of medicalization of female genital mutilation among the Maasai community in Kenya

Discover Public Health
Background Shift in FGM including medicalization among the Maasai communities call for deeper understanding. We sought to determine the nuances around medicalization of FGM in the Maasai communities.
Samuel Kimani, Wairimu Munyinyi-Wahome, Fridah Wawira Nyagah   +2 more
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Factors associated with recent intimate partner violence experience amongst currently married women in Afghanistan and health impacts of IPV: a cross sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is exceedingly common in conflict and post-conflict settings. We first seek to describe factors associated with past 12 month IPV amongst currently married women in Afghanistan, focused on the factors typically ...
Andrew Gibbs, Julienne Corboz, Rachel Jewkes   +2 more
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“We’re so limited with what we actually can do if we follow all the rules”: a qualitative study of the impact of COVID-19 public health protocols on violence against women services

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Violence against women (VAW) is a major public health problem that grew worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. While all services were impacted by changing pandemic guidance, VAW shelters, as congregate settings with multiple funders and ...
C. Nadine Wathen, Caitlin Burd, Jennifer C. D. MacGregor, Jill Veenendaal, Isobel McLean, Tara Mantler, the Violence Against Women Services in a Pandemic Research Team   +6 more
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Indicators to Measure Violence Against Women [PDF]

, 2007
1. This paper is prepared for the UN Expert Group Meeting on indicators to measure violence against women. The Expert Group Meeting is intended to support the work of the Statistical Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women in developing ‘a ...
Walby, S.
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Regulation of domestic violence: a global perspective

BMC Public Health
Background This study examines the global evolution of the laws addressing domestic violence (DV), providing insights on the number and types of laws adopted by countries around the world since early 1980s.
Jane Fisher, Erica Lukas, Astghik Mavisakalyan, Jacqui True   +3 more
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Building Effective Responses: An Independent Review of Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services in Wales [PDF]

, 2014
Independent researchers from the Connect Centre for International Research on Interpersonal Violence based in the School of Social Work at the University of Central Lancashire were commissioned by the Welsh Government in 2013 to conduct research into ...
Berry, Vashti Louise, Larkins, Cath, McCarry, Melanie, Radford, Lorraine, Stanley, Nicky   +4 more
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