How can general practitioners help all members of the family in the context of domestic violence and COVID-19?

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey Hegarty
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
The Family

Family Courts and Human Security in South West Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Oluwaleye Monisola
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Family Courts ◽  
South West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women

The trend of violence against women in Nigeria has increased more than ever recently, with many women having been deprived of their fundamental rights. Violence against women in Nigeria includes sexual harassment, physical violence, harmful traditional practices, emotional and psychological violence, and socio-economic violence. This article investigates cases of domestic violence against women in South West Nigeria by assessing the role of family courts in the adjudication of such cases. Both primary and secondary sources of data were employed to examine incidents of violence against women and the role of the family courts in ensuring justice. The author employed both primary and secondary sources of data; the data gathered were analysed by frequency and simple percentages, while qualitative data were descriptively analysed. The article reveals the causes of domestic violence against women to include a cultural belief in male superiority, women’s lack of awareness of their rights, women’s poverty owing to joblessness, men seeking sexual satisfaction by force, women having only male children, the social acceptance of discipline, the failure to punish the perpetrators of violence, the influence of alcohol, and in-laws’ interference in marital relationships. It also reveals the nature of domestic violence against women. The research revealed that the family courts have played prominent roles in protecting and defending the rights of women. The author therefore recommends that the law should strengthen the family courts by extending their power to penalise the perpetrators of violence against women. 

scholarly journals Ethical Dilemmas of a Clinician/Researcher Interviewing Women who have Grown up in a Family Where There was Domestic Violence

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarissa Sammut Scerri ◽  
Angela Abela ◽  
Arlene Vetere
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
The Self ◽  
Grounded Theory Study ◽  
Important Resource ◽  
Interview Process ◽  
The Family

This paper attempts to illuminate some of the ethical dilemmas of a clinician/researcher interviewing women about a sensitive topic- their experience of having witnessed domestic violence in the family they grew up in, as part of a grounded theory study. Vignettes are presented to illustrate the self-reflexive process of the researcher and how she understood the effects of the interview process on her and the participants. The authors argue that doing in-depth qualitative research interviewing is an intervention in the life of the participants, especially, but not only, when the researchers are clinically-trained. However, this clinical training may also be an important resource from which to draw from, to act ethically and understand some of the complexity of the interaction between researcher and participants.

Domestic Violence against Educated Woman: Registered Cases of Kathmandu District

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-76
Author(s):  
Sindhu Gyawali
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Family Education ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Status Of Women

This paper attempts to explore the  severity of domestic violence experienced by educated woman of Kathmandu.The views presented in this paper are based on my research about theregistered cases of domestic violence against educated women. I have taken in-depth interviews with 14 women of Kalimati Woman Cell. Here I argue that domestic violence, the most heinous act is even found in educated woman and social acceptance of domestic violence is the primary cause for its prevalence and increase.  Moreover, I have taken only the registered cases and it is mostly the educated women who go to women cells to register the cases than the uneducated ones.Educated woman tolerate the pain of domestic violence due to prestige and honour of the family. Education provides knowledge and awareness and enlightens the mind of people. But women are still not awakened and have not been able to discard the perpetrators who have abused them. As violence remains within the home, it remains invisible and accepted as ‘normal’. It is the most shocking truth that,no matter what the educational status of women, women from everywhere face different forms of domestic violence.

scholarly journals Social, psychological and clinical aspects of domestic violence (literature review)

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
Viktoriia Ogorenko ◽  
Olha Hnenna ◽  
Viktor Kokashynskyi
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Neurotic Disorders ◽  
Cultural Concepts ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World

The article considered the social, psychological and clinical aspects of domestic violence. Analyzed the main types of violent behavior (economic, psychological, physical, sexual) and the components of the causes of cruel behavior in the family: aggressive behavior, violence, violent behavior. The results of sociological research are presented, the prevalence, causes, aims and types of this phenomenon in Ukraine and in the world are determined. The sociological and cultural concepts of the features of the spread of the phenomenon of violence in families are considered. The stages of the formation of violent behavior in families are analyzed. The features of neurotic disorders and their prevalence among people who have experienced domestic violence are considered.

scholarly journals Child witnesses of domestic violence: Potential implications on procedures used by educational institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-306
Author(s):  
Tanja Ignjatovic
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Community Institutions ◽  
Exposure To Domestic Violence ◽  
The Family ◽  
Available Information

Children?s witnessing scenes of violence in the family context incurs numerous and diverse consequences on their health and wellbeing, including school activities and personal achievement, their social relations and risk of subsequent bullying behaviour or victimization at school. At the same time, the school environment can play an important role in developing strategies of overcoming and recovering from the traumatic experience such as one?s exposure to domestic violence. This paper presents an overview of the main foreign and domestic findings on the connection between violence against children and violence against women, their mothers, the consequences that violence in a partnership has on various aspects of childrens? development and health, children?s strategies for overcoming and their resilience, and institutional reactions to childrens? testimony about instances of domestic violence. Special attention is placed on the implications that this phenomenon has on the operation and responsibility educational institutions to ensure a safe environment for these children within the family and at school and to provide them with assistance and support. This points to the importance of the relevant regulations and their interpretations, the dilemmas that teachers and schools can face in their application, available information and expertise, the development of close collaboration between schools and relevant community institutions, or the systematic and systematic nature of capacity building for teachers and schools for attentive and the consistent application of preventive and intervention programs.

scholarly journals Domestic violence against women according to the viewpoint of family health strategy teams

2020 ◽  
pp. 850-855
Author(s):  
Giane Lopes Oliveira ◽  
Ninalva de Andrade Santos ◽  
Juliana Costa Machado ◽  
Vilara Maria Mesquita Mendes ◽  
Roberta Laíse Gomes Leite Morais ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Physical And Psychological Violence

Objective: The study’s purpose has been to understand domestic violence against women under the perception of Family Health teams. Methods: It is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach, which was performed with 24 professionals from Family Health Units located in a municipality from the Bahia State countryside, Brazil. Data collection took place through semi-structured interviews designed according to the thematic content analysis. Results: Physical and psychological violence were the most common forms of domestic violence against women, with alcoholism, jealousy and macho culture as triggers for aggression. Gender and power relations were evidenced in the context of violence. Conclusion: Therefore, it is possible to underline the need for training of the Family Health teams in order to identify and adequately handle cases of domestic violence against women, aiming for comprehensive care.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON THE LIVES OF WOMEN

2021 ◽  
pp. 144-145
Author(s):  
Ritu Chandra ◽  
Anju Tyagi ◽  
Sumin Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Women Victims ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Family ◽  
Lack Of Sleep

Domestic violence is one of the forms of abuse which is often being executed against women within four walls of the family house.The incidence of violence against women within and outside family has an alarming increase from the last some decades.Domestic violence badly impacts on the health and lives of women victims and they suffered with lack of sleep;depression;frustration, stress,worry and lower self esteem and it also effects on family life and emerge conflicts, misunderstandings, loss of trust, communication gaps, quarrels/fights among family members which often spoils the cordial relationships among the members of the family

scholarly journals Prevalence of Domestic Violence Among the Pregnant Women Attending BPKIHS

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan Chandra Regmi ◽  
Laxmi Subedi ◽  
Ramesh Shrestha ◽  
Baburam Dixit ◽  
Neha Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Tertiary Centre ◽  
The Family ◽  
Antenatal Clinics

Aims: To find out the prevalence of domestic violence in pregnant women attending Antenatal clinics (ANC) of B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, a tertiary centre in eastern Nepal.Methods: It was a hospital based cross-sectional study done at antenatal clinics of BPKIHS from 14th March 2015 to 30th August 2015. The total number of recruited antenatal patients was 470. Data were collected by face to face interview via pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.Results: The prevalence of domestic violence among pregnant women was 53.2% of which prevalence of physical domestic violence was 9.6%. The most common person inflicting the domestic violence was husband (23.6%). Emotional abuse was the most common form of domestic violence experienced by the pregnant women (26.8%) and threatening for remarriage was most common emotional violence faced (43.2%). As the age of the pregnant women increases, they tend to have more domestic violence.Conclusions: The prevalence of Domestic Violence among pregnant women seemed alarmingly high in our society. Awareness to the family members and strengthening the women empowerment at community level might play a major role for reducing such violence. Pregnancy-related violence is a serious public health issue.

scholarly journals The preferences of general practitioners regarding family physician contract in the underprivileged areas of Iran in using conjoint analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Rafiei ◽  
Rafat Mohebbifar ◽  
Mohammad Ranjbar ◽  
Fatemeh Akbarirad
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Family Physician ◽  
Family Doctor ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ordered Logistic Regression ◽  
The Family

Background: One of the most important methods for improving the fair access of people to health services is the family physician program, which is facing many challenges. One of these challenges is the lack of policymakers' understanding of physicians' preferences regarding the provisions of the family physician contract. Therefore, this study was aimed to investigate general practitioners' preferences regarding the type of family doctor contract in one of the underprivileged regions of Iran. Methods: An analytical-cross-sectional study was conducted among 150 general practitioners (GPs) who registered in Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) family physician plan and were working in the health network of deprived regions in Iran. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) questionnaire was developed by the researchers and then distributed to GPs. Results were analyzed using Ordered Logistic Regression. Data were collected using a questionnaire designed by orthogonal method in SPSS 20. Data analysis was performed using logistic regression model in Stata 13 software. Results: Findings revealed that “type of employer” had the most significant effect on GPs’ preferences (OR = 2.5), followed by “allocating quota for admission to medical specialty courses after 5 years” (OR = 2.25), being allowed to give medical services to population without geographical restriction (OR = 2.8), being allowed to provide services out of the defined service packet (OR =   1.4), and “decreased length of contract” (OR  =  0.93). Conclusion: The amendment of the provisions of the family physician contract in accordance with physicians' preferences increases the probability of their participation in and compliance with the family physician program. However, the compliance of the provisions of this contract with relevant international standards and upstream laws of the country should be maintained as much as possible.  

scholarly journals Family violence in COVID-19 pandemic: Who is guilty and what to do?

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-288
Author(s):  
Oksana V. Besschetnova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Family ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
To Receive

The article presents the analysis of the problem of domestic violence on the basis of domestic and foreign statistical data and the research results. Attention is focused on the aggravation of this problem during the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 in many countries of the world. The situation of uncertainty, a long stay in a confined space, the fear of contracting a new coronavirus infection, the inability to receive adequate medical care due to the congestion of the healthcare system, loss of financial stability, disruption of the usual rhythm of life led to the escalation of psychological tension. This resulted in the increase of domestic violence. The important role in resolving the situation and helping the victims of domestic violence under quarantine conditions was performed by specialized state and non-governmental organizations. Their activities underwent the structural, financial, and technological changes in the post-Covid-19 period. At the same time, in Russia there is a need of adopting a new federal law on combating domestic violence which will reduce the number of domestic crimes and increase the family values.

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