Violence against women : a prospective study of women presenting to a South African trauma centre

Background - Violence against Women is a major public health issue, and it is universally under reported. Objective - To conduct an injury surveillance of severe or life threatening violent acts against women, to determine the demographics of the injured women and to identify the nature of the perpetrators. Methods - A standardized structured questionnaire administered in an interview conducted on female patients admitted to the Trauma Centre at Groote Schuur Hospital as a result of interpersonal violence. Age, level of education, employment status, housing and substance abuse was recorded.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Surgery

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Dedekind, Britta

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Nicol, Andrew
• Kahn, Delawir

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19908

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/19908