Violence Against Women and Girls : Health Sector Brief

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 intergene...

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Main Authors:	Gennari, Floriza, McCleary-Sills, Jennifer, Arango, Diana, Hidalgo, Nidia
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ABORTION ABUSED WOMEN ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ANXIETY BIRTH ATTENDANTS BIRTH WEIGHT CARE PROVIDERS CASE MANAGEMENT CHILD ABUSE CHILD HEALTH CHILD MARRIAGE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CHILDHOOD CHRONIC PAIN CIVIL WAR CLINICS COERCION COMMUNITY EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMPLICATIONS COMPREHENSIVE CARE CONDOM CONDOM USE CONFLICT RESOLUTION COUNSELORS CRISIS INTERVENTION DENTISTRY DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DRUG USE EARLY IDENTIFICATION EDUCATION ACTIVITIES EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE EMPOWERING WOMEN EPIDEMIC ESSENTIAL MEDICINES EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE FAMILY PLANNING FEMALE GENDER GENDER BASED VIOLENCE GENDER NORMS GENDER VIOLENCE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GIRLS GYNAECOLOGY GYNECOLOGY HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH FACILITY HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HIV HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION HUSBANDS ILLNESS INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INITIATION OF SEX INJURIES INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY INTERVENTION INTIMATE PARTNER LAWS LEGAL SUPPORT MEDICAL STAFF MEDICINE MEDICINES MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY NATIONAL ACTION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM NATIONAL LEVEL NURSE NURSES NURSING OBSTETRICS PAMPHLET PARTNER ABUSE PATIENT PATIENT RIGHTS PATIENTS PHYSICAL ABUSE PHYSICAL HEALTH PHYSICAL VIOLENCE POLICY BRIEF POLICY LEVEL POPULATION COUNCIL POST-ABORTION POST-ABORTION CARE POSTERS POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS PREGNANCY PREGNANCY CARE PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION ACTIVITIES PRIVACY PROPHYLAXIS PROVISION OF SERVICES PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY OF CARE RAPE RAPE SURVIVORS RAPE VICTIMS RATES OF CONDOM USE REFERRAL SERVICES REFUGEES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS RESPECT RISK ASSESSMENT RISK FACTORS RISK-TAKING SCREENING SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SHELTERS SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WORKERS STIS SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THERAPISTS THERAPY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRAINING HEALTH CARE WORKERS TRAUMA TYPES OF VIOLENCE UNFPA UNICEF UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES UNINTENDED PREGNANCY UNSAFE ABORTION UNWANTED PREGNANCIES USAID VACCINATION VICTIMS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAR WOMAN WOMENAPOS;S HEALTH WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG MEN YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH HEALTH
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