Preventing intimate partner violence in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania : summary of a joint workshop by the Institute of Medicine, the National Research Council, and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences /

Globally, between 15-71 percent of women will experience physical and/or sexual abuse from an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. Too often this preventable form of violence is repetitive in nature, occurring at multiple points across the lifespan. The prevalence of intimate partner vi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Flavahan, Louise (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Preventing Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania (Workshop)
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015]
Temas:
Family violence > Uganda > Prevention > Congresses.
Family violence > Kenya > Prevention > Congresses.
Family violence > Tanzania > Prevention > Congresses.
Spousal abuse > Uganda > Prevention > Congresses.
Spousal abuse > Kenya > Prevention > Congresses.
Spousal abuse > Tanzania > Prevention > Congresses.
Abused women > Uganda > Congresses.
Abused women > Kenya > Congresses.
Abused women > Tanzania > Congresses.
Public health.
Women > Health and hygiene.
Domestic Violence > prevention & control
Public Health
Sex Offenses > prevention & control
Women's Health
Femmes victimes de violence > Ouganda > Congrès.
Femmes victimes de violence > Kenya > Congrès.
Santé publique.
Femmes > Santé et hygiène.
public health.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Women > Health and hygiene
Public health
Abused women
Family violence > Prevention
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Intimate partner violence in East Africa
  • The intersection of IPV and HIV
  • Responding to intimate partner violence and its consequences
  • Community intervention efforts to reduce IPV in the region
  • Connecting research, practice, and policy
  • The way forward.

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