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Record ID: 63751565-44f4-4f82-88bd-1702ac2fd97c
Web resource: https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/84/9/06-030411.pdf
Type: Journal Article
Title: Measuring the impact of intimate partner violence on the health of women in Victoria, Australia
Other Titles: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Authors: Stanley, L
Astbury, Jill
Piers, Leonard
Magnus, Ann
Heenan, Melanie
Walker, Lyn
Webster, K
Vos, Theo
Keywords: Drug and alcohol misuse;Health;Risk assessment;Theories of violence;Mental health;Measurement;Risk factors
Year: 2006
Publisher: World Health Organisation
Citation: 84 (9), September 2006
Notes:  General Overview: This article presents the findings on measuring the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on the health of women in Victoria.


Findings: For women of all ages, IPV accounted for 2.9% of the total disease and injury burden. For women aged 18 to 44, IPV was associated with 7.9% of the overall disease burden and was a larger risk to health than risk factors included in burden of disease studies such as raised blood pressure, smoking and increased body weight. Poor mental health contributed 73% and substance abuse contributed 22% to the disease burden attributed to IPV.

Conclusions: The findings suggest that IPV is a significant risk to women’s health. Mental health policy makers and health workers need to be aware of IPV as an important risk factor.

URI: https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15777
ISSN: 429686
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