...Briseida Andoni; Silvana Nikqi; Rea Goga Purpose Domestic violence remains a pervasive public health and human rights concern in Albania, where gendered power relations, economic dependence and community norms shape both the experience of abuse and pathways to safety. This study aims to explore...

... violence Violence against women Domestic violence India NFHS Logistic regression Pooled data Intimate partner violence (IPV) is “any behaviour within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological or sexual harm to those in the relationship”. However, women face the astounding...

...Anita Jahid Purpose The pandemic situation has increased the domestic violence rate against women and children significantly around the world. However, it is difficult to measure the accurate rate of increased domestic violence because of restrictions and limited mobility in accessing help...

...Khondker Aktaruzzaman; Omar Farooq Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document the impact of participation in microfinance programs on domestic violence against women. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses the survey data from 69 villages in Bangladesh and the instrumental variable...

...Julie McGarry; Basharat Hussain; Kim Watts Purpose In the UK, the Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) initiative has been developed for use within primary care to support women survivors of domestic violence and abuse (DVA). However, while evaluated nationally, less is known...

... Domestic violence Vulnerable adults Homicide Death reviews Both the volume and type of death reviews taking place in the UK have grown significantly since the first child death scandal of Dennis O’Neill who was “boarded out” [1] in 1945 (Hopkins, 2007) and the subsequent Monckton four day...

... abuse (0.2 per cent, 95% CI [0.03, 1.1]) were the least frequent abuse behaviours. 23 06 2017 28 09 2017 09 10 2017 11 10 2017 12 10 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Domestic violence Elder abuse...

... with working and exercising and tried not to think about her husband’s behaviors. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Iran Domestic violence Barriers Intimate partner violence Help-seeking Wife abuse According to the definition...

... independently in research areas that are sensitive because the informant maybe does not want to ask for help to answer a questionnaire about sexual violence, domestic violence, etc. Maybe they not even have talked to anyone about their experiences and then have to tell a staff/relative that helps them...

... violence. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports on a scoping review as part of a wider research project entitled: to identify and assess the effectiveness of social care's contribution to the development of MARAC and the protection of adults facing domestic violence. Findings...

... fear of one or more types of depicted common crime. By comparison, a smaller percentage (n=57, 12.6 percent) reported fear of domestic violence (FDV). Correlational analysis indicated different correlates for fear of common crime (FCC) and FDV. Female gender, a younger age, poor financial...

... 2014 Training Safeguarding Domestic violence Inter-agency working Older survivors Service provision Domestic abuse (or intimate partner violence) continues to be largely hidden but represents a significant global health and societal concern (Husso et al., 2012 ; Penhale...

...Shubhasheesh Bhattacharya; Sonali Bhattacharya Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the type and severity of domestic violence faced by Indian women. An attempt has also been made to analyze and interpret demographic variations of domestic violence. The authors have highlighted...

... abuse cases, including collaborations between APS and domestic violence advocates and the inclusion of services for perpetrators. Originality/value This is the first large‐scale study to examine elderly victims' refusal of services, further enhanced by the analysis of refusal of services by type...

... curricula so they could spend their time providing the training and building relationships in the community. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Elder abuse Elder care Domestic violence Sexual assault Collaboration Coordinated community response Later life Annie divorced her...