Intimate partner violence directed towards females by male partners is a common significant global public health problem. Most victims of physical aggression such as women and children are subjected to multiple acts of violence over extended periods of time, suffering from more than one type of abuse, for example physical which is more symbolic and evidenced by scars. The purpose of this study ...

Background: Domestic violence as a social factor has a significant role in the duration and quality of breastfeeding. Objectives: This study aims to determine association of domestic violence and early suppression of lactation in Mothers Referring to Health Centers in Lahijan- Iran. Methods: The present study is a retrospective case-control study. Participants included 235 mothers, 150 breast...

Introduction     Domestic violence is one of the most important public health priorities that directly or indirectly impact on pregnancy outcomes. Given the importance of sexuality in pregnancy and its effect on marital relations, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between sexual satisfaction and violence against pregnant women. Materials and Methods    In this cross-sectional s...

OBJECTIVE We assessed men's and women's experiences of gender based violence and other traumatic events in Côte d'Ivoire, a West African conflict-affected setting, before, during and after a period of active armed conflict (2000-2007). DESIGN Cross-sectional, household survey. SETTING 12 rural communities directly impacted by the Crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, spanning regions controlled by gover...

physical child abuse is a psycho-social and health problem that has been ignored for many years. although the official report of child abuse ignored for many years, and the official reports of child abuse cases are very limited, but there are evidences that show the significant extent of physical child abuse prevalence rate in two regions of tehran, which are completely different in socioeconom...

The present study discusses if pregnancy is a risk factor for intimate partner violence using a large, representative sample containing detailed information on partner violence including physical and sexual abuse as well as perpetrator-related risk factors. Data from a representative sample of 2,225 men were analyzed. The self-reported prevalence of men's violence against their female partners ...

This paper examines men's lifetime physical intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration across eight low- and middle-income countries to better understand key risk factors that interventions can target in order to promote gender equality and reduce IPV. We use data from men (n = 7806) that were collected as part of the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) in Bosnia and Herzego...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To analyse gender differences in associations between physical violence and self rated health and self reported morbidity among a random sample of adults in Denmark. DESIGN AND SETTING Two questions on self rated health and self reported morbidity respectively, were obtained from a cross sectional national health interview survey conducted among 12 028 adults (16 years +) in D...

BACKGROUND Violence victimization among youth is recognized as a public health problem. The objective was to analyze the risk pattern of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse during the past 12 months by gender, sociodemographic factors, health risk behaviors, and exposure to abuse before the age of 15, among young men and women attending youth health centers in Sweden. METHODS A cross-sectio...

effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy with religiosity approach as treatment for intimate partner violence committed by men, iran, urmia, 2006-7     mosazadeh h [1] *, mergathy ke [2] , asgarnejad fa [3] , mergathy kt [4] , tagdisi mh [5] , motevallian a [6]     received: 21 nov, 2011 accepted: 13 apr, 2012     abstract   background & aims: according to reports, intimate partner viole...