Prevalence and Effects of Violence Against Women in a Rural Community in Minia Governorate, Egypt*

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1521-1527

  Habib, Sahar R ^a   Abdel Azim, Enas K ^a   Fawzy, Irene A ^a,b   Kamal, Nashwa N ^a   El Sherbini, Amr M ^a  

^a Minia University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Egypt; Female circumcision; Forensic science; Rural area

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONS; PARITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055120008     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01886.x     Document Type: Article

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