Violence against women. The hidden health burden

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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 ontft, 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 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 ontft, 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