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Battered women

Author(s)
AMIR NAVEED University College of Medicine, The University of Lahore, Pakistan
FARHAT SULTANA Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
SOBIA PARVEEN Abu Umara Medical & Dental College Lahore, Pakistan
IMRAN JAWAAD University College of Medicine, The University of Lahore, Pakistan
SIKANDER AFZAL University College of Medicine, The University of Lahore, Pakistan
SARWAT HASSAN SYED Services Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
Background: Violence against females is as old as human history, in the ancient history young females were slaughtered in different terms as a tradition which were labelled as a sacrifice to save the rest of the society. In the modern world although such practices are not in vogue but the pattern of violence has changed but still prevail around the globe. The nature of violence could be sexual, physical, psychological or some other form. Majority of such violence are domestic due to which they are not reported so exact data is not available. The figures calculated on the available data are also not encouraging. Method: Study was conducted at Gujranwala for a period of five months. Self-designed questionnaire was used after validation by the experts. Focus of violence against women was limited to physical, sexual, mental and economical violence. Results: The present study showed that physical violence dominated all other violence's followed by sexual, mental and economical violence. Conclusion: Violence against women is very common and is observed globally. Majority of such cases are not reported and the issue is resolved or suppressed before being highlighted. It is generally accepted that those matters which are not reported are considered to be resolved. It is never considered that all such issues leave a long lasting impact on the general health of the female which ultimately affects the family as she is the only caretaker of her family who have to spend majority of the time with her children as compared to her counterpart. Proper education to all females at primary school shall provide them with awareness about their right and health.
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Page(s) 188-191
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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Year: 2020

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Keywords
Violence, domestic, Tradition
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