The intimate partner abuse screening test (IPAST): validation in a family practice population in Trinidad
Caribbean medical journal
; 68(1): 28-34, June 2006.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-17392
Biblioteca responsável:
TT5
Localização: TT5; W1, CA788
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA) is defined as physical, sexual, economic or psychological abuse to an individual perpertrated by a current or former partner (1). In primary care settings, the prevalence of IPA ranges from 15 per cent - 66 percent with an average approaching 50 per cent for lifetime experiences of abuse. Additionally, WHO studies, from 40 population-based studies done in 24 countires in four continents, found that 25 per cent to 50 per cent of women were victims of assult perpetrated by a male partner. It is important to note that the literature contains several terms when discussing this issue. These include domestic violence (DV), intimate partner abuse and intimate partner violence. DV is taken to refer to the wider violence occurring in the home between family members or persons living in the same home...
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Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.7 Acesso universal aos serviços de saude reprodutiva
Problema de saúde:
Violência Contra a Mulher e Práticas Nocivas
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Maus-Tratos Conjugais
/
Trinidad e Tobago
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
/
Fatores de risco
/
Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
/
Trinidad e Tobago
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Caribbean medical journal
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
The University of the West Indies/Trinidad and Tobago