Armed violence: a health problem, a public health approach.

A Public Health Approach to Developing Armed Violence Indicators

Global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention: a modified Delphi study

OBJECTIVE To establish global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention using a systematic approach. METHODS Research priorities were identified in a three-round process involving two surveys. In round 1, 95 global experts in violence prevention proposed research questions to be ranked in round 2. Questions were collated and organized according to the four-step public health a...

Patients struggle to access effective health care due to ongoing violence, distance, costs and health service performance in Afghanistan

BACKGROUND The Afghan population suffers from a long standing armed conflict. We investigated patients' experiences of their access to and use of the health services. METHODS Data were collected in four clinics from different provinces. Mixed methods were applied. The questions focused on access obstacles during the current health problem and health seeking behaviour during a previous illness...

Primary health care physicians’ approach toward domestic violence in Tehran, Iran

  Background: Primary health care physicians (PHCPs) are the first in the clinic to detect and help victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Therefore, their attitude and practice toward domestic violence (DV) are important to manage this problem. The aim of current study was to compare the behavior and attitude of PHCPs about DV versus other health risk factors in Tehran, Iran.   Methods : ...

P-151: Violence Against Women and Children:Causes, Challenges and Prevention

Background: Violence against women is a problem of public health on a global scale. Two decades of international research organizations including the World Health Organization show the problem of violence against women is more serious and more common than was previously considered. These studies aimed to investigate, the most common causes of violence against women and prevention strategy from ...