Sexual assault (SA) is a common and deleterious form of trauma. Over 40 years of research
on its impact has suggested that SA has particularly severe effects on a variety of forms of�…

One of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) is the higher risk of this disorder in women. Explanations reviewed within a�…

Background This article summarises findings from ten countries from the WHO multi-country
study on women's health and domestic violence against women. Methods Standardised�…

Executive summary Intimate partner and sexual violence affect a large proportion of the
population–with the majority of those directly experiencing such violence being women and�…

Despite the call for universal access to reproductive health at the 4th International
Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994, sexual and reproductive�…

The facility reporting data verification tool is a questionnaire used to verify the availability of
specific services provided at the facility level followed by verification of source documents�…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the relationship between women's health and the timing, type, and
duration of intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure. METHODS: A telephone interview was�…

This article reviews the state-of-the-art research in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from
several perspectives:(1) Sex differences: PTSD is more frequent among women, who tend to�…

Extensive research indicates that intimate partner violence (IPV) poses a significant risk to
the physical health of women. IPV is associated with increased mortality, injury and�…

The purpose of this study was to identify whether experiences of childhood physical and/or
sexual victimization would increase women's and men's risk for victimization in adulthood by�…