Applying upstream interventions for interpersonal violence prevention: An uphill struggle in low- to middle-income contexts

Health Policy

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-70

  Matzopoulos, Richard ^a,b   Bowman, Brett ^c   Mathews, Shanaaz ^b   Myers, Jonny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Interpersonal violence prevention policy; Interventions; Low to middle income contexts; Risk factors; South Africa; Western Cape

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FIREARM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INTEGRATION; JOB SECURITY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIGRATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PEER COUNSELING; PEER PRESSURE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POVERTY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PHENOMENA; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBANIZATION; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; ADULT; AGE; COST OF ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955088082     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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