Health
Research addresses impact of violence against women
As Courtenay Cavanaugh explains, physical and sexual violence against women is nothing short of an epidemic.
Dec 9, 2013
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News tagged with violence against women
Health
More research needed on ways to reduce violence against women
Whilst there are a range of good practices in criminal justice responses to violence against women, there is limited evidence when it comes to effective interventions to reduce reoffending by perpetrators, a literature review ...
Jun 26, 2014
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Effectiveness of campaigns addressing violence against women and girls examined
Levels of violence against women and girls—such as female genital mutilation, trafficking, forced marriage and intimate partner violence—remain high across the world despite the global attention the issue has received. ...
Nov 20, 2014
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Calls to end all violence against women and girls in conflict zones
Women in conflict zones are likely to suffer from sexual or physical violence at the hands of their husbands or partners before, during and after a period of conflict, warn experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical ...
Jun 10, 2014
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Medical research
Social vulnerabilities, not individual behavior, put opioid-using women at risk for rape, finds research
As rates of opioid use continue to rise among women in the United States, emerging research reveals a worrisome prevalence of rape among opioid-using women.
Jan 11, 2023
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Improving care for intoxicated women assault victims
New research at the University of Adelaide could lead to improvements in professional health care for women who experience physical or sexual assault while under the influence of alcohol.
Oct 22, 2014
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World health systems need to be better in preventing violence against women
New research shows how important global health systems are in responding to and preventing violence against women.
Dec 2, 2014
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Health
Survivors of Japanese quake suffer violence, exploitation
Although she lives alone, the Japanese woman keeps a large pair of men's shoes near her front door—part of her strategy to scare away stalkers.
Mar 5, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Love in the time of Ebola: teen pregnancy and violence
In Ebola-hit Sierra Leone people abide by a chaste new set of social norms which can be broken down to an easily remembered mantra: no touching, and definitely no kissing.
Nov 18, 2014
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NFL needs consciousness-raising campaign on domestic abuse, say experts
The NFL has reached a tipping point with its problem of player violence against women, says a Stanford scholar who believes the football league needs a culture shock.
Sep 11, 2014
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