Dimensions of sexual violence in perimenopausal women: A Systematic review protocol
Abstract BackgroundViolence against women is a crisis in public health and breaking human rights. Women who are sexually abused suffer a lot of physical, psychological and emotional injuries. Sexual violence has more adverse outcomes for middle-aged women, their families and society.MethodsThe present study will be conducted to review the dimensions of sexual violence in perimenopausal women. In this study, published articles from 2010 to 2020 will be reviewed. For this purpose, the articles that have the inclusion criteria will be selected by searching in databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, SID and, Magiran using appropriate keywords. Articles of systematic review, letters to the editor, abstracts, and clinical trials will be excluded. A STROBE checklist will be used to assess the quality of articles.DiscussionThis systematic review will be addressed sexual violence in perimenopausal women as well as demographic factors affecting the existence of sexual violence. The results can be a guide for health planners to reduce this social problem and solve the worries of this group of society by providing the counseling programs.Trial registration: The results of this study will be submitted to the journals a systematic article. Also, this protocol is registered in PROSPERO with number CRD42020191679.