Healthcare workers are at high risk of being victim of verbal and physical violence perpetrated by patients. There are only a few studies on work related violence among physicians. The aim of this study was to determine how prevalent work-related violence against physicians is and whether gender, age, specializations and workplaces are associated with verbal and physical violence against physic...

BACKGROUND Despite high rates of intimate partner violence in South Africa, there have been no national studies of men's perpetration of violence against female partners. METHODS We analyzed data from the South Africa Stress and Health Study, a cross-sectional, nationally representative study, specifically examining data for men who had ever been married or had ever cohabited with a female pa...

relationship between domestic violence and religiosity musazadeh h ٭ , merghati khuyi e , sadaghiyanifar a , ara f received: 15 april, 2010 accepted: 27 july, 2010 abstract: background & aims: several studies prove the relation between religiosity and having mental health. this study aimed to study the relationship between being religious and domestic violence. materials & methods: this cross s...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between physical violence during the 12 months before delivery and maternal complications and birth outcomes. METHODS We used population-based data from 6143 women who delivered live-born infants between 1993 and 1995 in South Carolina. Data on women's physical violence during pregnancy were based on self-reports of "partner-inflicted physical hurt and bein...

AIMS To identify the magnitude of and potential risk factors for violence within a major occupational population. METHODS Comprehensive surveys were sent to 6300 Minnesota licensed registered (RNs) and practical (LPNs) nurses to collect data on physical and non-physical violence for the prior 12 months. Re-weighting enabled adjustment for potential biases associated with non-response, account...

background: millions of men and women suffer from infertility worldwide.in many cultures, infertile women are at risk of social and emotional problems.infertility may affect the public health in many countries. domestic violence is the intentional use of physical force, power or threat against oneself, another person or another group or community whichleadstoinjury,death,mentalharm, lackofdevel...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy by itself, imposes great physical and psychological pressures on a person and consequently, coupled with other stressors such as violence, can have adverse effects on the fetus and mother. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of domestic violence in pregnant women and maternal and infants' outcomes. METHODS This is a descriptive study using a questionnaire. Data were coll...