This article uses the occasion of the 2013 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to review the circumstances by which legal theory and social movement discourse have circumscribed the scope of VAWA and the dominant approach to domestic violence. This article seeks to explore the relationship between domestic violence advocacy and feminist theory, which has functioned as “the ...

Background: The World Health Organization has declared domestic violence against women as an important health priority. Objectives: This study a aimed to identify the psychological, familial, and social consequences of domestic violence against women who referred to health centers in Zanjan province. Methods: The present study was conducted using a qualitative approach and the grounded theory...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Domestic violence is identified as a public heath problem. It is associated with adverse maternal health. This study examined the prevalence and determinants of domestic violence among women in urban slums of Mumbai, India. METHODS A community based cross-sectional household survey was carried out among eligible women for the study during September 2012 to January 2013...

objective: to determine the relationship between preterm birth and domestic violence against pregnant women in iran. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 600 women who were hospitalized for giving birth in one of hospitals affiliated to tehran medical science university in iran, between september 9, 2010 and december 30, 2010. this study was approved by the resea...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of domestic violence remains unacceptably high with numerous consequences ranging from psychological to maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes in pregnant women. The aim of this study was to identify factors that increased the likelihood of an event of domestic violence as reported by ever married Ghanaian women. METHODS Data from the 2008 Ghana Demog...

OBJECTIVE Violence against women, particularly against pregnant women, is increasingly being recognized as a significant problem around the world. Limited studies were found about domestic violence among pregnant women. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of domestic violence during pregnancy and the factors affecting it. MATERIAL AND METHODS This prospective study was condu...

Korean immigrants rely heavily on their respective churches for assistance with domestic violence. Yet, Korean clergy's responses to domestic violence are unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine factors that influence Korean clergy's responses to domestic violence in their congregations. Results showed that clergy's Korean cultural values, age, and length of residence in the United St...

Stressing relation-building and participatory communication approaches, the Rhode Island Coalition against Domestic Violence worked with journalists to develop a best practices handbook on news coverage of domestic violence murders. This study compares print coverage of domestic violence murders prehandbook (1996-1999) and posthandbook (2000-2002). Significant changes include increased labeling...

OBJECTIVE Victimization by and perpetration of domestic violence are associated with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. METHODS This study used data from the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services to examine differences in organizational factors, treatment approaches offered, and client-level factors among 13,342 substance abuse treatment facilities by whether or ...

BACKGROUND Domestic violence affects many women during their lifetime. Children living in homes where they are or have been exposed to violence are at increased risk for adverse outcomes. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Practice, and the American College of Obstetrics/Gynecology have recently joined in recommending routine screening of all families for the pre...