Web resource:	http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/~/media/ProgramsandProjects/MentalHealthandWellBeing/DiscriminationandViolence/IntimatePartnerViolence/ipv.ashx
Type:	Report
Title:	The health costs of violence : measuring the burden of disease caused by intimate partner violence : a summary of findings
Authors:	Webster, Kim
Keywords:	Mental health;Health;Measurement;Statistics
Year:	2004
Publisher:	Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Carlton South
Notes:	Summarises the methodology and findings of a study aimed at assessing the health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on women and estimating the disease burden that results from it. Key health concerns for victims identified by the study included poor mental health, premature death, injury and poor reproductive health. The 'burden of disease' methodology and its capacity to measure IPV is explained and some of the limitations and implications of the study are highlighted. The paper concludes by emphasising the need for a public health approach to violence and its effects. A fact sheet of information contained in the summary, in annotated form, is also available. This Australian report assesses the health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on women, finding that it is the leading contributor to death, disability and illness for Victorian women aged between 15 and 44 years of age.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19331
ISBN:	9780957999046
Physical description:	40 p. ; 30 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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