Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Critical Review of Interventions

Morrison, Andrew ; Ellsberg, Mary ; Bott, Sarah

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ABORTION;    ADOLESCENCE;    ADULTS;    ALCOHOL;    CENTRAL AMERICAN;   

RP-ID  :  32062

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The authors present an overview ofgender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with specialemphasis on good practice interventions to prevent GBV oroffer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimatepartner violence and sexual coercion are the most commonforms of GBV and these are the types of GBV that theyanalyzes. GBV has serious consequences for women'shealth and well-being, ranging from fatal outcomes, such ashomicide, suicide and AIDS-related deaths, to non-fataloutcomes, such as physical injuries, chronic pain syndrome,gastrointestinal disorders, complications during pregnancy,miscarriage, and low birth-weight of children.