Violence against women and girls resource guide : health sector brief : Guia de recursos sobre la violencia contra las mujeres y las ninas : nota sectorial de salud (Spanish)

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) has negative impacts on physical and mental health. Health care settings provide a unique opportunity to identify VAWG survivors, provide critical support services, and prevent future harm. VAWG has intergenerational effects: boys who witness intimate partner violence (IPV) at home are more likely to grow up to perpetrate violence themselves. And girls with childhood exposure to IPV are more likely to experience...

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Author

Arango,Diana Jimena;

Gennari,Floriza Freire;

Hidalgo, Nidia;

Mccleary-Sills,Jennifer Diane;
Document Date
2015/04/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
92963
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2015/04/14
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Guia de recursos sobre la violencia contra las mujeres y las ninas : nota sectorial de salud
Keywords
resource guide

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Arango,Diana Jimena; Gennari,Floriza Freire; Hidalgo, Nidia; Mccleary-Sills,Jennifer Diane.

Violence against women and girls resource guide : health sector brief : Guia de recursos sobre la violencia contra las mujeres y las ninas : nota sectorial de salud (Spanish). Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/906821468327929973

Violence against women and girls resource guide : health sector brief : Guia de recursos sobre la violencia contra las mujeres y las ninas : nota sectorial de salud (Spanish)

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