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

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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 it. Materials and Methods: This article is an overview of the use of reference books and more than 18 articles through the review of computer: Yahoo: Iran medex: magiran; Google; Pub Med; Sid databases using key words; Violence, women, children: causes, challenges and prevention has been set. Results: Cultural and ethnic factors, economic and cultural poverty, unemployment or addiction in parents, remarried parents, including the causes of violence against children. Women may be several causes of violence which varies according to culture. The most important of them are talking to a man who has no relation with him, Consensual sexual intercourse with any marriage, victim of sexual assault, refusing to marry the man of the desired family, disrespect to the husband, or divorce. Conclusion: Given the extent of violence against children and women and the role of multiple factors and multiple causality, it is recommended established intersectional collaboration for the promotion of education and public information in the field of reproductive health issues to reduce violence against children and women.

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volume 6  issue 2

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publication date 2012-09-01

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