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Violencia contra las mujeres: alcance y magnitud globales
Charlotte Watts1, Cathy Zimmerman
1Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK. charlotte.watts@lshtm.ac.uk
Lancet (London, England)
|April 17, 2002
Resumen
Millones de mujeres en todo el mundo experimentan formas graves de violencia, incluida la violencia de pareja, el abuso sexual, la trata y la violación en tiempos de guerra. Esta violencia es a menudo en curso, poco reportada y perpetrada por varias personas, lo que pone de relieve un problema crítico de salud pública.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Sociología Sociología Sociología.
- Estudios de género Estudios de género.
Sus antecedentes:
- La violencia contra las mujeres es un problema global generalizado con importantes consecuencias sociales y de salud.
- La investigación existente está proporcionando cada vez más una visión global de su alcance.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Discutir la magnitud de las formas comunes y graves de violencia contra las mujeres.
- Para resaltar la diversidad de perpetradores y la naturaleza continua de esta violencia.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la literatura y síntesis de la investigación existente sobre las diversas formas de violencia contra las mujeres.
- Análisis de los datos reportados al tiempo que se reconoce la subinformación debido a la sensibilidad.
Principales resultados:
- Las formas graves comunes incluyen la violencia de pareja íntima, el abuso sexual, la trata, la explotación, la violencia contra las trabajadoras sexuales, la selección de sexo, el infanticidio y la violación en tiempos de guerra.
- Los perpetradores van desde parejas íntimas y miembros de la familia hasta vecinos y personas en posiciones de poder.
- La violencia es a menudo continua, que dura décadas, y es significativamente subreportada.
Conclusiones:
- Millones de mujeres en todo el mundo se ven afectadas por la violencia o sus consecuencias.
- Abordar la violencia contra las mujeres requiere una comprensión integral de su naturaleza multifacética y prevalencia.
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