The value of advocacy in promoting social change: Implementing the new Domestic Violence Act in South Africa

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 55-65

  Usdin, Shereen ^a   Christofides, Nicola ^a   Malepe, Lebo ^a   Maker, Aadielah ^a  

^a Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Advocacy and political process; South Africa; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034533707     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(00)90187-3     Document Type: Article

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