An Ethical Concern on Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls in Africa during COVID-19 Lockdown

Domestic violence against women--an international concern.

Domestic violence is a pattern of assault and coercive behaviour including physical, sexual and psychological attacks, by a person against his/her own intimate partner. Women are more frequently the victims. After a global overview of the prevalence and nature of domestic violence against women especially in Mauritius, this articles provides a discussion about health problems and risk factors a...

The Effect of Anxiety Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence Against Pregnant Women

In December 2019, cases of pneumonia were reported in China due to a new coronavirus. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced this disease as a pandemic, provoked global anxiety.

Lockdown of an Orthopedic Department During COVID-19 Epidemics, Our Experience in a General Hospital

The COVID-19 disease is rapidly spreading around the world, affecting many countries and their healthcare systems.Like many other countries, Iran is struggling with the current situation. In this article, we aim to share our perspectiveson confronting obstacles mentioned above using appropriate hospital protocols during the COVID-19 crisis.We investigated and compared the numb...

Violence against Women: Methodological and Ethical Issues

Research on violence against women has improved and provides important information on patterns, prevalence, risk and consequences of this major threat to female well-being. Since the identification of violence against women as a problem worthy of study in 1970, evident progress has been made in understanding physical, psychological and sexual violence against women. However, while methodologica...

School-Based Interventions to Prevent Violence Against Women & Girls