Open AccessDomestic violence against women and their mental health status in a colony in Delhi
Author(s) -
Alka S Vachher,
Alok Sharma
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.69266
Subject(s) - domestic violence , mental health , sexual violence , medicine , public health , poison control , suicide prevention , psychiatry , environmental health , demography , nursing , sociology
Violence against women is a major public health and human rights issue in the world today. This study was conducted to assess the consequences of domestic violence on the mental health of women of reproductive age group.