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Emotional, physical and sexual violence against women before or during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Irion Olivier,
Boulvain Michel,
Straccia AnneThérèse,
Bonnet Jocelyne
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11625.x
Subject(s) - sexual violence , medicine , domestic violence , pregnancy , health care , tertiary care , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , family medicine , poison control , injury prevention , nursing , medical emergency , biology , economics , genetics , economic growth
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of emotional, sexual or physical violence reported by women delivered at the University Hospital Geneva, a tertiary care university teaching hospital, where about 3000 women are delivered each year. This study showed that prevalence of violence against women is high, and is severely underestimated by health case providers.