دانلود کتاب Violence against women. The hidden health burden

Foreword vii
Acknowledgments viii
Abstract ix
1. Introduction 1
2. The scope and evolution of the problem 3
Definition of violence against women 3
Dimensions of the problem 4
3. A primer on violence against women 14
4. Health consequences of gender-based violence 17
Health effect of abuse by intimate partners 18
Health effects of rape and sexual assault 19
Health effects of child and adolescent sexual abuse 20
Health effects of genital mutilation 21
Effects of violence against women on the health care system 22
S. Implications of gender violence for health and development 24
Effect on socioeconomic development 24
Effect on maternal health 25
Effect on family planning 26
Effect on STD and AIDS prevention 27
Effect on children 28
6. Steps toward eliminating violence against women 29
Justice system reform 30
Health care system reform 33
Prevention programs 36
Programs to assist victims 38
Treatment progmms for perpetrators 39
7. Research needs 41
8. Conclusions 43
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Appendixes
A. Recommendations for government action to combat violence aguinst women 44
B. Definition of violence agauinst women 46
C. Methodology for estimating the bealthy yeas of life lost due to domestic violence and rpe 48
D. Sample danger assessment 50
E. Treatment protocols for battered women 51
Notes 58
Biblioraphy 61