How two good friends became sworn siblings — with the revival of an ancient ritual
Thousands of years ago, there was a ceremony to bind close friends together as sworn siblings. Could the practice be resurrected today to strengthen modern friendships? Two women did just that. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pien Huang Source Type: news
Relationship With Partner Affects Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- A strong relationship can help a breast cancer survivor thrive in the aftermath of their terrible ordeal, a new study finds.Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer places tremendous stress on the women and their partners,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Do women who live together get their periods together, or is it a myth?
Do women who live together tend to menstruate at the same time? Many women believe that, but experts say it ’s just coincidence. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Marlene Cimons Source Type: news
Malawi: Eye Health Project Tackles Inequity By Bringing Health Services To The Community
[Sightsavers] A pioneering eye health project in Malawi has broken barriers to health equity by bringing health services to community level. The project, supported by international development organisation Sightsavers, reached over 122,000 people, including women and people with disabilities, across rural and high-poverty areas in the South West Health Zone. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
Factors associated with help-seeking by women facing intimate partner violence in India: findings from National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021) - Ghoshal R, Patil P, Sinha I, Gadgil A, Nathani P, Jain N, Ramasubramani P, Roy N.
This study examines the different factors that influence hel... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Re-faced and pornified-- a visual, narrative analysis of sexual scripts in police cases of image-based abuse - Harder SK.
This article analyses police cases to argue that image-based sexual abuse should not be understood as only happening to women who have shared risqu é image of themselves. Anyone could have sexual images shared without consent, because all digital images can... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Rescuing women from the brinks of whiteness: carceral restoration in a human trafficking court - Singh R.
Research on gender-specific penal reform programs critique their failure to prioritize the socio-economic recovery of criminalized women. This paper draws on these insights to examine the Women's Refuge Court (WRC), a human trafficking court for adult wome... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Prevalence, correlates, and trends of intimate partner violence against women in Cambodia: findings from 2014 and 2021-22 cross-sectional demographic and health surveys - Shaikh MA.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is globally endemic and a gross violation of human rights, in addition to abuse of intimacy by some men against their female intimate partners. Based on literature review, attitudinal, socio-demographic, and experiential att... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Domestic violence against women during COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors among Bench Sheko zone, southwest Ethiopia - Mesafint G, Shifera N, Sayih A.
PURPOSE Domestic violence is an intimate relationship that causes physical, sexual or mental suffering. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had a ruinous effect globally, particularly in increasing the rate of domestic violence. Thus, this study aims to a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Experiences of physical and emotional intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of prepandemic and pandemic data in a longitudinal study of Australian mothers - FitzPatrick KM, Brown SJ, Hegarty K, Mensah FK, Gartland D.
OBJECTIVE: There is a lack of longitudinal population-based research comparing women's experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from the Mothers' and Young People's Study, the prevalence of physic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Work-, lifestyle-, and health-related factors among women and men working in the emergency medical services - Johnsen AM, Wagman P, Brostr öm A, Fransson EI.
This study aimed to describe work-, lifestyle-, and health-related factors among ambulance personnel, and to analyse differences between women and men. METHODS. The cross-sectional study (N = 106) included self-reported and objective me... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Judicial actors' understanding of the mental health impacts of intimate partner violence: a scoping review - Heward-Belle SL, Ali PA, Marotta J, Hager D, Rogers M, Stevenson L.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health issue that has grave physical and mental health consequences for millions of women. The judicial system plays a critical role in responding to IPV principally through the criminal justice system, fa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Heat-related emergency department visits - United States, May-September 2023 - Vaidyanathan A, Gates A, Brown C, Prezzato E, Bernstein A.
Unprecedented heat waves can affect all persons, but some are more sensitive to the effects of heat, including children and adults with underlying health conditions, pregnant women, and outdoor workers. Many regions of the United States experienced record-... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Economic costs of perinatal depression and anxiety in a lower middle income country: Pakistan - Bauer A, Knapp M, Alvi M, Chaudhry N, Gregoire A, Malik A, Sikander S, Tayyeba K, Waqas A, Husain N.
BACKGROUND: Women's mental health during the perinatal period is a major public health problem in Pakistan. Many challenges and competing priorities prevent progress to address the large treatment gap. Aim To quantify the long-term impacts of untreated per... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
A prospective study on EEG default mode network associated with subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder following sexual assault - Park SM, Lee JY, Choi JS, Jung HY.
This study aimed to explore the predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women who have recently experienced sexual assault, by examining psychological and neurophysiological factors using a prospective design with resting-state electroencepha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
