Health's a difficult beast: the interrelationships between domestic violence, women's health and the health sector: an Australian case study
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Article Title | Health's a difficult beast: the interrelationships between domestic violence, women's health and the health sector: an Australian case study |
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ERA Journal ID | 39837 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Fisher, Colleen (Author), Hunt, Lynne (Author), Adamsam, Rhonda (Author) and Thurston, Wilfreda E. (Author) |
Journal Title | Social Science and Medicine |
Journal Citation | 65 (8), pp. 1742-1750 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2007 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Oxford, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0277-9536 |
1873-5347 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.047 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/315/description#description |
Abstract | This paper reports on the Australian component of a five nation study undertaken in Australia, Canada, Thailand, Bangladesh and Afghanistan examining policy networks that address women’s health and domestic violence. It examines the relationship between health and domestic violence in Western Australia and analyses the secondary role assumed by health. The study adopted a qualitative research paradigm and semi-structured interviews. Snowball sampling was used to identify relevant and significant stakeholders and resulted in a final sample of 30 individuals representing three key areas: the ‘health policy community’, the ‘domestic violence prevention community’ and ‘other interested stakeholders’, that is, those who have an interest in, but who are not involved in, domestic violence prevention work. Results suggest that the |
Keywords | domestic violence; policy; women; women’s movement; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified |
520502. Gender psychology | |
420313. Mental health services | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Edith Cowan University |
Granny Spiers Community House, Australia | |
University of Calgary, Canada |
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