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Violence Against Women and Girls – Prevention of violence against women and girls: what does the evidence say?

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Publisher: The Lancet, April 2015

Status – CURRENT

In the past 20 years there has been a lot of research undertaken about violence against women. These Papers: review available evidence for what works to reduce the prevalence and incidence of violence against women; review the evidence for clinical interventions and discusses the components of a comprehensive health system approach that helps to identify and support women experiencing intimate partner violence; and addresses questions of why focus on men’s violence, what part gender plays, what works in work with men and how gender theory can be usedto work more effectively.

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Partner Violence and the Health of Australian Women

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Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2005

Status – CURRENT

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) has added significantly to our understanding of the effects of partner violence. Partner violence has a serious impact on women’s physical and mental health, including increased symptoms and  medical conditions, such as sexually transmitted infections (including cervical cancer) and depressive illness. Not surprisingly, women who have lived in violent relationships use health services more often than other women, and are especially more likely than others to visit their GPs. Other life experiences can help or hinder the health and wellbeing of women who have experienced partner violence. For example, women with high social support are healthier than those without.

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Health and Experience of Violence Among Young Australian Women

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Publisher: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2004

Status – CURRENT

Violence against women is associated with serious reproductive outcomes. These include unwanted and unplanned pregnancies, high rates of abortion, low birth-weight, sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection, and the murder of both mother and child. Violence against women also impacts on their general physical and mental health.

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