Perceptions about safety and risks in gender-based violence research: Implications for the ethics review process

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1091-1102

  Sikweyiya, Yandisa ^a   Jewkes, Rachel ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethics; GBV; Gender based violence; Risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051832255     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.604429     Document Type: Review

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