a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Partner violence types Gender symmetry Partner violence mental outcomes Gender differences in partner violence Gender differences in depression Gender theory for partner violence Studies show that, in violent relationships, both partners suffer from higher levels of depression than in non-violent relationships. Most of these studies were based on samples of batte...

This paper proposes methods to create educational Virtual Environments for users with no computer and reading skills. The objective is to outline issues that are critical for the success of an educational Virtual Environment: user interface, navigation, interaction and environment design. We propose solutions to improve the usability and visual quality of environments. Two example environments ...

Exotic tales and dramatic details about Muslim women’s views of Bosnian society are uncommon. In fact, few Muslim women in Bosnia are overtly Islamic in appearance or action. Rather, they blend into a secularized society in which Islamic heritage provides traditions and values, not dogma. Despite this assimilation, 12 Bosnian women relate 3 different but connected features of their lives: the e...

The UN Women (UNW), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of a...

BACKGROUND Although intimate partner violence is recognized as a major threat to women's health, few interventions have been developed or tested. OBJECTIVE To test an intervention administered to abused women in order to increase safety-seeking behaviors. METHOD A two-group clinical trial randomized 75 abused women to receive six telephone intervention sessions on safety behaviors. A contro...

Intimate partner violence has short- and long-term physical and mental health consequences. As the largest healthcare workforce globally, nurses are well positioned to care for abused women. However, their role in this regard has not been researched in some countries. This paper is based on a qualitative study that explored how Sri Lankan nurses perceive their role in caring for women who have ...

BACKGROUND Violence by intimate partner during pregnancy has many adverse pregnancy outcomes. Thus, that's why we sought to determine association between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes. METHODS A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted among 183 recently delivered women from March 31-April 30, 2014 in public health facilities of Hossana Town. ...

Anecdotally and in research, there are numerous such accounts from abused women saying that direct inquiry from a caring health care professional helped them disclose their abuse and fi nd the appropriate intervention services. Researchers1 have long maintained that simply asking about abuse is an important nursing intervention in addressing domestic violence. Compassionate inquiry by a nurse s...