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标题：Mental and Physical Health and Intimate Partner Violence against Women: A Review of the Literature
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作者：Gina Dillon ; Rafat Hussain ; Deborah Loxton 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Family Medicine
印刷版ISSN：2090-2042
电子版ISSN：2090-2050
出版年度：2013
卷号：2013
DOI：10.1155/2013/313909
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：Associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) and poor physical and mental health of women have been demonstrated in the international and national literature across numerous studies. This paper presents a review of the literature on this topic. The 75 papers included in this review cover both original research studies and those which undertook secondary analyses of primary data sources. The reviewed research papers published from 2006 to 2012 include quantitative and qualitative studies from Western and developing countries. The results show that while there is variation in prevalence of IPV across various cultural settings, IPV was associated with a range of mental health issues including depression, PTSD, anxiety, self-harm, and sleep disorders. In most studies, these effects were observed using validated measurement tools. IPV was also found to be associated with poor physical health including poor functional health, somatic disorders, chronic disorders and chronic pain, gynaecological problems, and increased risk of STIs. An increased risk of HIV was reported to be associated with a history of sexual abuse and violence. The implications of the study findings in relation to methodological issues, clinical significance, and future research direction are discussed.