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The health-related impacts and costs of violence against women and girls on survivors, households and communities in Ghana

Past research on violence in Ghana primarily discusses domestic violence and some types of sexual violence, but lacks a comprehensive analysis of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and its wider costs and impacts. Our study on the social costs of VAWG is a unique contribution, which aims to fil...

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Autores principales:	Alvarado, Gina, Fenny, Ama P., Dakey, Samuel, Mueller, Jennifer L., O’Brien-Milne, Lila, Crentsil, Aba O., Duvvury, Nata, Scriver, Stacey, Schwenke, Chloe
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2018
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6325419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687480 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.860

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