Mapping the role of structural and interpersonal violence in the lives of women: implications for public health interventions and policy

摘要

BackgroundResearch on interpersonal violence towards women has commonly focused on individual or proximate-level determinants associated with violent acts ignores the roles of larger structural systems that shape interpersonal violence. Though this research has contributed to an understanding of the prevalence and consequences of violence towards women, it ignores how patterns of violence are connected to social systems and social institutions.