Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
The Lancet Global Health, available online 11 October 2022, in press.
An Article in support of SDGs 3, 5, and 10, showing that effective cataract surgical coverage varies widely between countries, increases with greater income level, and is higher in men.
This Article supports SDGs 5, 8, and 10 by investigating the prevalence of workplace sexual harassment and violence by demographic factors and work sectors among Icelandic women, providing nuanced targets for prevention and for public policies aimed at promoting women’s safety in the work environment.
This Article supports SDGs 3 and 5, describing intimate partner violence within military communities and drawing comparisons with a general population cohort.
Climate change threatens to widen existing gender-related health disparities as well as socioeconomic disparities among women.
Experience of domestic violence has been suggested as a risk factor for diabetes. Longitudinal data from 5782 Australian women over 20 years were analysed. Childhood sexual abuse and intimate partner violence predicted subsequent diabetes. The association was only partly attenuated when obesity was taken into account. Awareness of a history of abuse may help in the management of obesity and diabetes in women.
Examines multiple forms of adolescent violence perpetration across gender, racial/ethnic, and sexual identities. Boys reported greater rates of perpetration than girls, except for teen dating violence. Perpetration rates did not differ for intersection of gender by race/ethnicity. Perpetration rates varied across racial/ethnic, sexual, and gender minority students compared to non-minority students.
This Article supports SDGs 3 and 5, investigating the links between intimate partner violence and suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and self-harm.
A discussion of the use of law to protect women against violence.
Recognising that "sexting" is a form of violence and is not innocent.
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious global health problem and China has the largest disease burden.
