Violence against Women and Mental Health

2013 ◽  
pp. 167-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia García-Moreno ◽  
Anita Riecher-Rössler
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Violence Against Women

Mental Health Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in El Salvador

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122097880
Author(s):  
Laura Navarro-Mantas ◽  
Soledad de Lemus ◽  
Jesús L. Megías
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

Violence against women (VAW) is currently one of the main problems in El Salvador, which leads the ranking of femicides in the world. We conducted the first national survey on VAW in El Salvador following the World Health Organization (WHO) methodology, to determine the impact of violence on women’s mental health ( N = 1,274). Women who had experienced intimate partner violence showed significantly poorer mental health and more suicidal ideations. Common mental disorders were significantly associated with the experience of all forms of violence, after adjusting for sociodemographic variables and stressful life experiences. The results are discussed in connection with the primary care protocols and the design of public policies.

scholarly journals Association of source country gender inequality with experiencing assault and poor mental health among young female immigrants to Ontario, Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lebenbaum ◽  
Therese A. Stukel ◽  
Natasha Ruth Saunders ◽  
Hong Lu ◽  
Marcelo Urquia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Source Country ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Female Immigrants ◽  
Self Harm

Abstract Background Gender inequality varies across countries and is associated with poor outcomes including violence against women and depression. Little is known about the relationship of source county gender inequality and poor health outcomes in female immigrants. Methods We used administrative databases to conduct a cohort study of 299,228 female immigrants ages 6–29 years becoming permanent residence in Ontario, Canada between 2003 and 2017 and followed up to March 31, 2020 for severe presentations of suffering assault, and selected mental health disorders (mood or anxiety, self-harm) as measured by hospital visits or death. Poisson regression examined the influence of source-country Gender Inequality Index (GII) quartile (Q) accounting for individual and country level characteristics. Results Immigrants from countries with the highest gender inequality (GII Q4) accounted for 40% of the sample, of whom 83% were from South Asia (SA) or Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The overall rate of assault was 10.9/10,000 person years (PY) while the rate of the poor mental health outcome was 77.5/10,000 PY. Both GII Q2 (Incident Rate Ratio (IRR): 1.48, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.08, 2.01) and GII Q4 (IRR: 1.58, 95%CI: 1.08, 2.31) were significantly associated with experiencing assault but not with poor mental health. For females from countries with the highest gender inequality, there were significant regional differences in rates of assault, with SSA migrants experiencing high rates compared with those from SA. Relative to economic immigrants, refugees were at increased risk of sustaining assaults (IRR: 2.96, 95%CI: 2.32, 3.76) and poor mental health (IRR: 1.73, 95%CI: 1.50, 2.01). Higher educational attainment (bachelor’s degree or higher) at immigration was protective (assaults IRR: 0.64, 95%CI: 0.51, 0.80; poor mental health IRR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.60, 0.80). Conclusion Source country gender inequality is not consistently associated with post-migration violence against women or severe depression, anxiety and self-harm in Ontario, Canada. Community-based research and intervention to address the documented socio-demographic disparities in outcomes of female immigrants is needed.

scholarly journals Women's Mental Health in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Thibaut ◽  
Patricia J. M. van Wijngaarden-Cremers
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Subject ◽  
At Home

Even if the fatality rate has been twice higher for men than for women, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected women more than men, both as frontline workers and at home. The aim of our article was to analyze the differences observed in mental health and violence between men and women in the COVID outbreak. For this purpose, we have used all papers available in PubMed between January and July 2020 as well as data from non-governmental associations. We have thus successively analyzed the situation of pregnancy during the pandemic; the specific psychological and psychiatric risks faced by women both as patients and as workers in the health sector, the increased risk of violence against women at home and at workplace and, finally the risk run by children within their families. In conclusion, research on the subject of mental health issues during the Covid-19 pandemic is still scarce, especially in women. We hope that this pandemic will help to recognize the major role of women at home and at the workplace.

Mental health consequences of violence against women and girls

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 350-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veena A. Satyanarayana ◽  
Prabha S. Chandra ◽  
Krishna Vaddiparti
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Consequences Of Violence

scholarly journals Impact of Perceived Social Support and Domestic Violence on Mental Health among Housewives

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1153-1157
Author(s):  
Umbreen Khizer ◽  
Fatima Khurram Bukhari ◽  
Samar Fahd
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women

Given the noteworthy health impacts of social support and domestic violence against women, the current study was directed to research the effect of Perceived Social Support and Domestic Violence on Mental Health among house wives. Sample of the study was consisted of 250 females from Southern Punjab (n=250). Three scales were used to collect the data that included Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Jabeen & Khalid,2010), Domestic Violence Scale (Hussain, 1998) and Mental Health Inventory (Khan, Hanif & Tariq, 2015). Data collected from house wives was analyzed through IBM SPSS statistics 20 version. Correlation and Regression was imputed to investigate relationship among study variables. Results indicated that Perceived Social Support, Domestic Violence and Mental Health are significantly correlated with one another. Moreover, Perceived Social Support and Domestic Violence are found to have significant impact on house wives’ Mental Health. Furthermore, ANOVA revealed that among various types of violence, housewives are encountering massive degree of emotional abuse as compared to other types of violence.

scholarly journals Violence against Women: An Exploration of the Physical and Mental Health Trends among Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sepali Guruge ◽  
Brenda Roche ◽  
Cristina Catallo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Psychological Abuse ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Health Trends ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sexually Degrading ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee

Violence against women is a serious health and social problem for women worldwide. Researchers have investigated the broad physical and mental health consequences of violence against women but few have focused on immigrant and refugee women. We assessed the history of violence and the impairment of physical and mental health among 60 women participants from the Iranian and Sri Lankan Tamil communities in Toronto, Canada. Our survey findings revealed that the participants had experienced various types of violence throughout their lifespan, with psychological abuse by a spouse/partner occurring most frequently in the past 12 months. Commonly reported types of abuse included insulting, criticizing, and intimidation by partner (psychological abuse); slapping, hitting, and shoving (physical abuse); and forced sexual intercourse and sexually degrading acts (sexual abuse) by a partner/spouse. We found that a substantial proportion of the participants also had experienced physical and mental health impairment, which could be a result of the various types of violence they had experienced throughout their lifespan. Research and practice implications are provided.

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