Spousal violence against women in Pakistan: Implications for women's health

2010 ◽  
Vol 72 (08/09) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Zakar ◽  
R Mikolajczyk ◽  
A Krämer ◽  
M Khan
Keyword(s):  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Spousal Violence

Responding to Violence against Women: WHO's Multicountry Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Garcia-Moreno ◽  
Charlotte Watts ◽  
Henriette Jansen ◽  
Mary Ellsberg ◽  
Lori Heise
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Violence Against Women

scholarly journals Interface between women’s health and violence in the training of nurses in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisca Tamiris Pereira De Souza ◽  
Caik Ferreira Silva ◽  
Felice Teles Lira dos Santos Moreira ◽  
Regiane Clarice Macedo Callou ◽  
Jameson Moreira Belém ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Hierarchical Classification ◽  
Pathological Process ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Analytical Category

Objective. To analyze the theoretical interfaces of violence against women in the nursing undergraduate curricula of public Higher Education Institutions in Brazil. Methods. Documentary and descriptive study with a qualitative approach. The documentary search happened through the access to the E-mec website for the identification of public Higher Education Institutions for undergraduate nursing degree in Brazil. The menus available online from educational institutions that contained the terms “woman” and “violence” were analyzed. Data processing took place using the IraMuTeQ software, and they were analyzed using the  Descending Hierarchical Classification technique. Results. The analysis by the software resulted in an important degree of utilization (72.95%), since, of the 244 segments of texts from the menus, 178 were retained. The analysis by the Descending Hierarchical Classification resulted in four thematic categories: Violence against women as a pathological process linked to sexual and reproductive health; Women’s Health: Care, epidemiological, social and cultural aspects; Gender as an analytical category; and Children’s and Adolescents’ Care. Conclusion. It was found a connection between the terms “woman” and “violence” to the sexual and reproductive aspects of women (physiological and pathological natures) susceptible to intervention; however, the gender approach is recognized as an analytical category for understanding the vulnerabilities of the female audience to illness and violence.

Violence suffered by women before her incarceration: Integrative literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s906-s907
Author(s):  
E. Scherer ◽  
Z. Scherer ◽  
F. Pessoa ◽  
N.P. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
History Of ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
History Of Violence ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Effects Of Violence ◽  
Biological Differences

IntroductionThe complex phenomenon of violence against women is determined by gender relations that, from a historical and social construction of female and male, and the biological differences which gives unequal power between men and women. This results in increased vulnerability of women, exposing them to physical, psychological and sexual violence. The history of violence in the early life of trapped women can contribute to their involvement in crimes and misdemeanors.ObjectiveTo review the production of national and international scientific knowledge about the effects of violence on women's health before her incarceration.AimsMeet the publications about the consequences of violence on women's health before she was imprisoned.MethodIntegrative review of scientific literature to answer: “What are the implications of violence on women's health before their incarceration?” Studies of the last 5 years delimited in the databases LILACS, PUBMED and PsycInfo. Selected primary studies with women incarcerated people over 18 years, in Portuguese, English and Spanish language. Excluded studies that addressed violence inside the prison and wife as perp. An instrument for identification of studies and their categorization was used.ResultsSixteen selected articles that have addressed the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide, drug abuse, sexual abuse and re-victimization (where the abuser was usually a family member or intimate partner).ConclusionThere is a lack of a specific instrument to investigate the occurrence of violence against women before being arrested. Scientific and policy initiatives are required to develop specific intervention strategies for women incarcerated victimized before prison.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Prevalência da violência contra a mulher por parceiro íntimo em regiões do Brasil

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 797-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilia Blima Schraiber ◽  
Ana Flávia P L D'Oliveira ◽  
Ivan França-Junior ◽  
Simone Diniz ◽  
Ana Paula Portella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Country Study

OBJETIVO: Analisar os resultados do WHO Multi-country Study on Women´s Health and Domestic Violence sobre a prevalência da violência contra mulheres por parceiros íntimos encontrada no Brasil. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal integrante do WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against women, realizado em dez países, entre 2000-2003. Em todos os locais foi utilizado questionário estruturado padronizado, construído para o estudo. Para conhecer contrastes internos a cada país, a maior cidade e uma região rural foram investigadas, sempre que factível. Foi selecionada amostra representativa da cidade de São Paulo e de 15 municípios da Zona da Mata de Pernambuco constituída por mulheres de 15 a 49 anos de idade. Foram incluídas 940 mulheres de São Paulo e 1.188 de Pernambuco, que tiveram parceria afetivo-sexual alguma vez na vida. A violência foi classificada nos tipos psicológica, física e sexual, sendo analisadas suas sobreposições, recorrência dos episódios, gravidade e época de ocorrência. RESULTADOS: Mulheres de São Paulo e Pernambuco relataram, respectivamente, ao menos uma vez na vida: violência psicológica (N=383; 41,8% e N=580; 48,9%), física (266; 27,2% e 401; 33,7%); sexual (95; 10,1% e 170; 14,3%). Houve sobreposição dos tipos de violência, que parece associada às formas mais graves de violência. A maior taxa da forma exclusiva foi, para São Paulo e Pernambuco, a da violência psicológica (N=164; 17,5% e N=206; 17,3%) e a menor da violência sexual (N=2;0,2% e 12; 1,0%) CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados mostram a violência como um fenômeno de alta freqüência. Os achados reiteram estudos internacionais anteriores quanto à grande magnitude e superposições das violências por parceiro íntimo.

scholarly journals Spousal violence against women and its consequences on pregnancy outcomes and reproductive health of women in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahadev Bramhankar ◽  
R. S. Reshmi
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Pregnancy Outcomes ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Spousal Violence ◽  
Women In India

Abstract Background Globally, one in three women experienced domestic violence. Alike the scenario observed in India, and a very few studies talk about violence and its consequences on women's health. Hence, the purpose of this study is to access the level of various types of spousal violence in India and to understand the association between physical, sexual and emotional violence against ever-married women by their husbands. The study further examines the consequences of spousal violence on women's health in terms of adverse pregnancy outcomes and reproductive health in India. Methods The study uses secondary data from National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4, 2015–16). The analysis was based on a sample of ever-married women aged 15–49 years. Bivariate descriptive analysis and multiple regression analyses have been carried out to understand the association between spousal violence and its consequences on women's health. Results The study finds that the physical, sexual and emotional violence experienced by ever-married women in India are 29.8%, 13.8% and 7.0%, respectively. Further, the physical and sexual violence experienced by women have a significant association with an unwanted pregnancy, abortion, miscarriages and ever had termination of pregnancies. The regression analysis shows that violence by sexual partners among battered women increased the likelihood of unwanted pregnancy. Similarly, abortion and ever had a termination of pregnancies are also adversely affected by partner violence. Further, the risk of sexually transmitted infection increases 77% by sexual violence and 44% by emotional violence among battered women. Also, Sexual violence substantially increases the risk of prolonged labour during pregnancy. Conclusion This study revealed that one in three women experiencing violence by their husband and also it is evident that various forms of spousal violence adversely affect pregnancies outcomes and reproductive health among battered women compared to not battered.

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