How can health practitioners in maternity and primary health care settings develop appropriate responses to women affected by domestic violence? Maternity and primary health care settings have been identified as critical entry points for women seeking help for domestic violence, although there has been much debate amongst health practitioners, academics…
How do violence and economic stressors influence the mental health of residents of a low-income area in Jamaica and what is the role of psycho- social resources? Residents of low income areas of Jamaica are exposed to significant social and economic stressors, particularly violence and economic pressures. Yet, little…
How can men help stop violence against women? GVHC is currently supporting work in South Africa that aims to inform interventions that seek to work with men to address violence against women. Led by Dean Peacock, a part time member of the Centre, based in South Africa, and in collaboration…
How can health practitioners in sexual health clnics respond to domestic violence in men who have sex with men? Domestic violence between men who have sex with men (MSM) receives little attention, particularly from the health care sector. Health professionals can play an important and unique role in responding to…
What do we know about women’s suicidal ideation and behaviour in low and middle income countries? There is currently extremely little evidence from low and middle income countries on women’s vulnerability to suicidal behaviour, or factors associated with this.
Most studies looking at why women might become suicidal…
What physical, sexual and psychological damage is suffered by women who have been trafficked and sexually exploited? GVHC has completed two ground- breaking studies on women who were trafficked and sexually exploited. These studies were conducted in partnership with eight organisations providing post- trafficking services and two research institutes in…
Is the traditional ‘core group model’ sufficient to explain the gendered nature of HIV transmission? This project sought to reconsider the conventional epidemiological HIV core group models and the underlying assumptions about behaviour in commercial sex settings and to contrast these with insights from social science research on sex work…
Health workers frequently come in contact with women who have experienced violence, but may fail to identify the cause of women’s health problems, or respond appropriately. How can health services be improved? GVHC is currently working with WHO and partners in Malaysia to develop recommendations on how services can…
