Development of a screening instrument to detect physical abuse and its use in a cohort of pregnant women in Sri Lanka

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-144

  Moonesinghe, L N ^a,d   Rajapaksa, L C ^b   Samarasinghe, G ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^d Family Health Bureau   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Bodily harm; Domestic violence; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERVIEW; MIDWIFE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; SAMPLING; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SRI LANKA; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 10444273322     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950401600211     Document Type: Article

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