Background An emerging evidence base has explored the nutritional consequences of
gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrated against girls during childhood/adolescence. We …

Abstract Background South African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) report
significant mental distress and sexual and reproductive health concerns. Mental health …

Adolescent dating violence is increasingly recognized as a public health problem. Our
qualitative investigation sought input from urban, African-American adolescents at risk for …

As global mental health research and programming proliferate, research that prioritizes
women's voices and examines marginalized women's mental health outcomes in relation to …

CONTEXT: Intimate partner violence negatively impacts the health of substantial proportions
of young women in economically disadvantaged communities, where sexual initiation …

Purpose To assess the association between gender-based violence and DSM-IV Axis I
disorders in female college students. Methods A stratified random sample of 1,043 college …

In this short communication, we assert that mental health has a crucial role in the primary
prevention of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). However, we found that most …

Objective To assess gender-based violence and mental health outcomes among a
population of female urban refugees and asylum seekers. Methods In a questionnaire …

The high prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) in armed conflict has been
documented in various national contexts, but less is known about the complex pathways that …

Objectives Little data exists on dating violence among immigrant adolescents. The present
study assessed disparities in experiences of physical and sexual dating violence based on …