Violence Against Women and Children

The Lancet has published a number of articles on violence against women in the issue April 25, 2015. Every day, millions of women and girls worldwide experience violence. This abuse takes many forms, including intimate physical and sexual partner violence, female genital mutilation, child and forced marriage, sex trafficking, and rape.

• Prevention of violence against women and girls: what does the evidence say?  p. 1555-1566; Mary Ellsberg, Diana J Arango, Matthew Morton, Floriza Gennari, Sveinung Kiplesund, Manuel Contreras, Charlotte Watts.

• The health-systems response to violence against women, p. 1567-1579; Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Kelsey Hegarty, Ana Flavia Lucas d'Oliveira, Jane Koziol-McLain, Manuela Colombini, Gene Feder 

• From work with men and boys to changes of social norms and reduction of inequities in gender relations: a conceptual shift in prevention of violence against women and girls, p. 1580 - 89; Rachel Jewkes, Michael Flood, James Lang.

 The Lancet Series on Violence against women and girls shows that such abuse is preventable (published 2014). Five papers cover the evidence base for interventions, discuss the vital role of the health sector in care and prevention, show the need for men and women to be involved in effective programs, provide practical lessons from experience in countries, and present a call for action with five key recommendations and indicators to track progress.

The most recent issue May 1, 2015, also includes articles on violence against women and girls.

TheLancet Volume 385, Issue 9977 ,  Pages1477-1590, 18–24 April 2015

The Lancet Series on Violence against women and girls 

NSW Health staff can access the full text articles via CIAP. Otherwise check with your library.