Addressing violence against women in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Journal
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit
ISSN: 1687-1634
Titre abrégé: East Mediterr Health J
Pays: Egypt
ID NLM: 9608387
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
Historique:
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3
6
2021
pubmed:
4
6
2021
medline:
25
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that about 1 in 3 women globally will face gender-based violence in their lifetime. The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region has the third-highest prevalence of violence against women worldwide, with 31% of everpartnered women experiencing physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence at some point in their lives. Specific groups of women and girls, such as migrants and undocumented workers, women with disabilities, and women affected by armed conflict or in emergency settings are more vulnerable and may experience multiple forms of violence. Health emergencies, as demonstrated during the current COVID-19 pandemic, may also increase the risk of violence against women.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34080668
doi: 10.26719/2021.27.5.431
doi:
Types de publication
Editorial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
431-432Subventions
Organisme : World Health Organization
ID : 001
Pays : International
Informations de copyright
Copyright © World Health Organization (WHO) 2021. Open Access. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo).