Violence against women: a priority health issue

World Health Organization

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	World Health Organization	en
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-30T23:49:52Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-06-30T23:49:52Z	-
dc.date.issued	1997	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19936	-
dc.format	34 p.	en
dc.language	en	en
dc.publisher	World Health Organisation	en
dc.subject	Child protection	en
dc.subject	Health	en
dc.subject	Sexual assault	en
dc.title	Violence against women: a priority health issue	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.identifier.catalogid	6344	en
dc.identifier.url	https://www.who.int/teams/gender-equity-and-human-rights	en
dc.subject.keyword	new_record	en
dc.subject.keyword	Report	en
dc.subject.keyword	Policy/Protocol	en
dc.subject.keyword	International	en
dc.description.notes	This paper discusses issues of violence against women from a public health perspective. The first sections describe the nature of different types of violence, their health consequences and some of the initiatives to address them. The types of violence included are family violence, rape and sexual assault, violence in situations of armed conflict and displacement, child sexual abuse, child commercial exploitation, female genital mutilation, and son preference. Then, the role of health workers and some assisting guidelines are discussed. The last sections examine the initiatives of the World Health Organization and some international documents, declarations and treaties.	en
dc.date.entered	2003-07-22	en
dc.publisher.place	Geneva	en
dc.description.physicaldescription	34 p.	en
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