Krantz Gunilla, Garcia-Moreno Claudia
Centre for Health Equity Studies, CHESS, Stockholm University/Karolinska Institute, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2005 Oct;59(10):818-21. doi: 10.1136/jech.2004.022756.
Violence against women is now well recognised as a public health problem and human rights violation of worldwide significance. It is an important risk factor for women's ill health, with far reaching consequences for both their physical and mental health. This glossary aims to describe various forms of interpersonal violence that are directed towards women and girls. Terms and basic concepts used in research and policy on this public health problem will be explained.
暴力侵害妇女行为如今已被公认为一个具有全球意义的公共卫生问题和侵犯人权行为。它是导致妇女健康不佳的一个重要风险因素,对其身心健康都有着深远影响。本术语表旨在描述针对妇女和女童的各种人际暴力形式。将对关于这一公共卫生问题的研究和政策中使用的术语及基本概念进行解释。