Violence against Woman in the Developing World through a Primary Care Lens

Primary Health Care settings are unique in its nature because it deals with an entire family across the life span. Therefore, the primary care doctors may have also a unique opportunity in identifying and responding to cases of Violence Against Women (VAW) The different types of VAW experience have a significant negative impact on health and wellbeing not only on the female victim only but also have its trajectories on their family and community.