Bridging the gaps: a global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children
dc.contributor.author | Guedes, Alessandra | |
dc.contributor.author | Bott, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Garcia-Moreno, Claudia | |
dc.contributor.author | Colombini, Manuela | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-20T17:04:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-20T17:04:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Glob Health Action 2016, 9: 31516 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v9.31516 (page number not for citation purpose) | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/28515 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v9.31516 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The international community recognises violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) as global human rights and public health problems. Historically, research, programmes, and policies on these forms of violence followed parallel but distinct trajectories. Some have called for efforts to bridge these gaps, based in part on evidence that individuals and families often experience multiple forms of violence that may be difficult to address in isolation, and that violence in childhood elevates the risk of violence against women. Methods: This article presents a narrative review of evidence on intersections between VAC and VAW including sexual violence by non-partners, with an emphasis on low- and middle-income countries. Results: We identify and review evidence for six intersections: 1) VAC and VAW have many shared risk factors. 2) Social norms often support VAWand VAC and discourage help-seeking. 3) Child maltreatment and partner violence often co-occur within the same household. 4) Both VAC and VAW can produce intergenerational effects. 5) Many forms of VAC and VAW have common and compounding consequences across the lifespan. 6) VAC and VAW intersect during adolescence, a time of heightened vulnerability to certain kinds of violence. Conclusions: Evidence of common correlates suggests that consolidating efforts to address shared risk factors may help prevent both forms of violence. Common consequences and intergenerational effects suggest a need for more integrated early intervention. Adolescence falls between and within traditional domains of both fields and deserves greater attention. Opportunities for greater collaboration include preparing service providers to address multiple forms of violence, better coordination between services for women and for children, school-based strategies, parenting programmes, and programming for adolescent health and development. There is also a need for more coordination among researchers working on VAC and VAW as countries prepare to measure progress towards 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | es_ES |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Global Health Action;9:31516 | en_US |
dc.subject | Intimate Partner Violence | es_ES |
dc.subject | Sexual Violence | es_ES |
dc.subject | Child Abuse | es_ES |
dc.subject | Adolescent Health | es_ES |
dc.subject | Violence Against Women | es_ES |
dc.subject | Sustainable Development Goals | es_ES |
dc.subject | Human Rights | en_US |
dc.title | Bridging the gaps: a global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children | en_US |
dc.type | Journal articles | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
dc.description.notes | # 2016 Pan American Health Organization; licensee ‘Co-Action’. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial IGO License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/legalcode), which permits distribution and reproduction in any medium, for non-commercial uses provided the original work is properly cited. In any reproduction of this article there should not be any suggestion that PAHO or this article endorse any specific organization or products. This notice should be preserved along with the article’s original URL. This paper is part of the Special Issue: Gender and Health Inequality - intersections with other relevant axes of oppression. More papers from this issue can be found at www.globalhealthaction.net | en_US |
paho.articletype | Reviews | es_ES |
paho.source.centercode | US1.1 | es_ES |
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