Citation

Sridevi Anjuga EP, Aravindha Babu N, Malathi L, Masthan KMK. Indian J. Public Health Dev. 2019; 10(11): 3193-3199.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, R. K. Sharma)

DOI

10.5958/0976-5506.2019.04408.5

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Domestic violence or intimate partner violence as it sometimes called is a world wide problem. Women armuch more likely to be injured by a family members or by someone knownto them. Domestic violence ia wide spread problem, its actual extent is difficult. Domestic violence refers to violence against womenot only in homes but also in work place. In recent survey it shows that 27% of women have experiencedomestic violence since the age of 15 in India. The violence tends to escalate often the first to detect thdomestic violence victim since usual site of injuries are in head and neck region. The dentists can play vital role in preventing violence against women and children by helping and providing necessary treatmenand care. © 2019, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Injury; human; Women; mental health; Domestic violence; domestic violence; homicide; suicide; sexual abuse; female; child abuse; depression; infanticide; public health; anxiety; abuse; sexual harassment; health service; rape; child sexual abuse; health care; abortion; physical abuse; partner violence; women's health; Article; emotional abuse; sexual violence; physical violence; economic abuse; gender based violence; Dentist