Open AccessA cross-sectional study on domestic violence in emergency department of Eastern Nepal
Author(s) -
P. P. Gupta,
Rabin Bhandari,
Vijay Kumar Khanal,
Sadhana Gupta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_7_18
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , cross sectional study , medical emergency , occupational safety and health , environmental health , emergency medicine , nursing , pathology
Domestic violence is certainly an important condition, and certainly carries significant health consequences. Screening is probably acceptable to most patients attending an emergency department. The objective of this study is to find out the frequency of domestic violence victims attending emergency department, to find out the factors related to domestic violence, type, and severity of injury and to identify the impact of domestic violence in the victims.