violence Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Interpersonal Violence in Afghanistan—Beyond a Strictly Public Health Approach

Posted on November 7, 2018May 17, 2019

Reports document persistently high levels of interpersonal violence in Afghanistan. Much of this is concentrated in the most conflict-affected areas where systems of education, health, and justice are particularly weak. But ... read more →

10/18/16 – The Costs of Exclusion: How Gender Inequality Stymies Global Development

Posted on September 21, 2016October 18, 2016

Learn about the various manifestations of gender inequality—including intimate partner violence, early forced marriage, discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, and access to justice—and how they tra... read more →

Intimate Partner Violence Screening Practices in California After Passage of the Affordable Care Act

Posted on June 15, 2016August 25, 2018

An article published in Violence Against Women June 15 claims primary care screenings for intimate partner violence is inadequate and needs attention. (more…)... read more →

Men’s violence against women and men are inter-related: Recommendations for simultaneous intervention

Posted on October 16, 2015August 21, 2018

Men are more likely than women to perpetrate nearly all types of interpersonal violence (e.g. intimate partner violence, murder, assault, rape). While public health programs target prevention efforts for each type of violence... read more →

HIV and gender-based violence: welcome policies and programmes, but is the research keeping up?

Posted on November 1, 2014August 21, 2018

The global HIV policy arena has seen a surge of interest in gender-related dimensions of vulnerability to HIV and violence. UNAIDS and other prominent actors have named gender-based violence a key priority, and there seems to... read more →

Gender-based Violence and HIV: A Literature Review

Posted on August 1, 2006August 21, 2018

This is a review of publications addressing aspects of the intersection between gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV. Initially, this review was concerned with bringing together literature which integrated sexuality and hum... read more →