Gender-based violence: dont ask, dont tell, dont care
In. Caribbean Public Health Agency. Caribbean Public Health Agency: 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. Kingston, The University of the West Indies. Faculty of Medical Sciences, 2015. p.[1-75]. (West Indian Medical Journal Supplement).
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Our goal was to highlight the ongoing disparity, promote discussion, and advocate for further funding to examine the factors associated with sexual violence to target prevention rather than intervention. DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
We compared prevalence, incidence, and economic burden of sexual violence to other major public health issues in the US cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. We compared the public funding allocated to an issue as a proxy of the social priority of addressing the issue. Finally, we calculated the ratio of public funding to economic disease burden.RESULTS:
[Table].CONCLUSION:
Public funds allocated to sexual violence were a fraction of those allocated to other major public health issues such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes despite similar incidence, prevalence, and economic burden between them. While sexual violence was similarly prevalent and costly to these other major public health issues, it received a fraction of public funds.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Primary Prevention
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Sex Offenses
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Economics
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Language:
En
Journal:
West Indian Medical Journal Supplement
Year:
2015
Document type:
Monography
Publication country:
JAMAICA
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JM