CONTEXT Intimate partner physical violence, rape, sexual assault, and stalking are pervasive and co-occurring forms of gender-based violence (GBV). An association between these forms of abuse and lifetime mental disorder and psychosocial disability among women needs to be examined. OBJECTIVES To assess the association of GBV and mental disorder, its severity and comorbidity, and psychosocial ...

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The focus of this article is forensic linguistics as applied to gender-based violence (GBV), a current social problem which persists despite the many measures adopted eradicate it. Gender-based leads different kinds crimes, have been studied from several perspectives such psychology, criminology and law. In preliminary study GBV crimes in Italy particular, we aim provide review research literat...

Objective—To determine the prevalence of GB virus-C (GBV-C) RNA and TT virus (TTV) DNA in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and osteoarthritis (OA) as well as to compare the autoantibody pattern in patients with SSc with and without evidence of viral infection. Patients and methods—The study included 168 patients (84 SSc, 41 RA, and 43 OA) diagnosed according to...

Analyses show that crises like the Covid-19 pandemic had gendered effects. This paper explores its impact on gender-based violence (GBV) policies in Spain. We carry out an empirical analysis addressing case of Information Centres for Women, a local institution region Galicia aimed at promoting equality and tackling GBV. use survey to gather information three key dimensions GBV (resources, actio...

This special issue has called for scholars to critically evaluate how we can better connect with community activists address gender-based violence (GBV). We seek complicate this by instead positing the following: and should be one in same. The authors reflect on their experiences combining anti-GBV labor organizing take neoliberal university. detail our graduate workers around anti-harassment d...

Purpose: Communication support for any development idea utilizing all levels of communication (interpersonal, group and mass) is very vital. The mass media industry has an important role to play in eliminating undesirable practices from society. Gender-based violence (GBV) one such practices. This study set out examine the tackling menace GBV Gambia, challenges faced how could be addressed.&#x0...

Since early 2020, global stakeholders have highlighted the significant gendered consequences of COVID-19 pandemic, including increases in risk gender-based violence (GBV). Researchers sought to inform pandemic response through a diverse set methodologies, efforts modelling anticipated GBV. For example, April highly cited effort by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners projected he...

BACKGROUND GB virus C (GBV-C) or hepatitis G virus (HGV) is a newly discovered and enveloped RNA positive-stranded flavivirus-like particle, which has not yet been proven to have major negative effects on liver. OBJECTIVES Increasing the risk of blood-borne infections in hemodialysis patients is a main health care concern in different countries. Therefore, it is important to estimate the prev...

BACKGROUND Living in conditions of chronic adversity renders many women more vulnerable to experiencing gender-based violence (GBV). In addition to GBV's physical and social consequences, the psychological effects can be pervasive. Access to evidence-based psychological interventions that seek to support the mental health of women affected by such adversity is rare in low- and middle-income cou...