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The independent contribution of individual-, neighbourhood-, and country-level socioeconomic position on attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel model of direct and moderating effects
(Social science & medicine, 2009)
We examined associations between country, neighbourhood, and individual socioeconomic position
(SEP) and attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW).We applied multivariable
multilevel logistic ...
Factors associated with attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women: a comparative analysis of 17 sub-Saharan countries
(BMC international health and human rights, 2009)
Violence against women, especially by intimate partners, is a serious public health
problem that is associated with physical, reproductive and mental health consequences. Even
though most societies proscribe violence ...
Piloting an Educational Response to Violence in Uganda: Prospects for a New Curriculum
(A Journal of Injury and Violence Prevention, 2009)
This pilot study assessed Mato-Oput5 (hereafter the curriculum), a new peace education
curriculum, for indications of beneficial efficacy, specifically the capacity to reduce negative
attitudes towards conflict and ...
Satisfaction with care: a study of parents of children with congenital heart disease and parents of children with other diseases
(Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2004)
Wecompared parents of childrenwith congenital heart
disease (PCCHD, n ¼ 1092) with parents of children with
other diseases (PCOD, n ¼ 112) regarding satisfaction with
their children’s care (SCC).Wealso examined the ...
Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence Amongst Women of Reproductive Age in Lagos, Nigeria: Prevalence and Predictors
(Journal of Family Violence, 2009)
Research on predictors of Intimate Partner Violence
(IPV) in Sub-Saharan Africa is contradictory, necessitating
further investigation. This study sought the prevalence and
predictors of IPV among women in Lagos, Nigeria. ...
Violence towards psychiatric staff: a comparison of gender, job and environmental characteristics in England and Sweden
(An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations, 2004)
Workplace violence is receiving increasing attention world-wide, and studies suggest that, for
example, nurses and women may be more abused at work than psychiatrists and men. However, there
is a lack of cross-cultural ...
Distress and hopelessness among parents of children with congenital heart disease, parents of children with other diseases, and parents of healthy children
(Journal of psychosomatic research, 2002)
We examined differences in distress (i.e., depression,
anxiety, and somatisation) and hopelessness (e.g., suicide
ideation) among parents of congenital heart disease (CHD)
children (PCCHD, n = 1092), parents of children ...
Background factors as determinants of satisfaction with care among first-episode psychosis patients
(Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2005)
To evaluate the impact of demographic
and psychosocial background factors and psychiatric
and functional status before and at admission
on the patients’ satisfaction with care (PSC) among
first-episode psychosis (FEP) ...
Factors Associated with Disclosure of Intimate Partner Violence among Women in Lagos, Nigeria
(Injury and Violence, 2009)
Though the prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) remains high in less
developed countries, data suggest that these figures may represent an underestimation
considering that many women are unwilling to disclose ...
Factors Associated With Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence: A Study of Women in Zambia
(Violence and victims, 2006)
Demographic, social, and empowerment factors associated with attitudes toward intimate
partner violence (IPV) were investigated in a random sample of women (n 5,029) aged
15–49 years in Zambia. Data was retrieved from ...