Bridging the gaps: a global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children

Bridging the gaps: a global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children

BACKGROUND The international community recognises violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) as global human rights and public health problems. Historically, research, programmes, and policies on these forms of violence followed parallel but distinct trajectories. Some have called for efforts to bridge these gaps, based in part on evidence that individuals and families oft...

Review of Abuse and Violence against Women and Children in Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Centres

The growth and development process of the child is influenced by reciprocal environmental, psychological and social factors, and the family’s role is very crucial in all of this. It is obvious that although it’s important to start a family, but what’s further important is its survival in a healthy and intimate atmosphere. It has been estimated that between 2 and 12 million American families are...

Social Themes of Domestic Violence Against Women

Introduction: Domestic violence against women is an ancient and common problem in any society. Knowing the leading social themes may help us to prevent and control domestic violence against women. The current study aims to investigate the role of access or lack of access to the resources in domestic violence against women. Methods: The thematic analysis applied as the research method. Thirty-on...

Violence against women and children.

Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS: Critical Intersections

Today, half or more of the 40 million people infected with HIV in the world are women. Millions of those infected with HIV are young people aged 15-24 years who now account for half of all new infections. And perhaps most disturbing of all, in sub-Saharan Africa, young women (15-24 years) account for 75 % of HIV infections and are approximately three times more likely to be infected than young ...