Teen-dating violence: conception of adolescents in a Brazilian metropolis

Conclusions: The adolescents ’ narratives reflect the gender patterns of society in which violence results from inequality of power. The data of this study offer subsidies to policies on TDV prevention and its consequences. They can contribute to training primary care professionals to identify on clinical consultations signs and symptoms of violence and to develop interventions to reduce the health problems of victims.
Source: Journal of Injury and Violence Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research