Abstract: Domestic violence (DV) is an epidemic affecting women in our nation regardless of age, race, economic status, nationality, religion, or educational background and is often overlooked, denied and even excused. When Health Care Providers notice and acknowledge the warning signs and symptoms, reporting is necessary. The Health Care Provider’s knowledge level regarding signs and symptoms of domestic violence influences the success of reporting any suspicious behaviors to appropriate departments for future investigation. Domestic violence is defined as behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other resulting in physical or psychological injury. Partners can be married or not married, lesbian, gay, heterosexual living together, separated or dating. The consequence of DV results in a decline of economical, social, psychological, spiritual, and emotional well-being of victims and is the major factor that contributes to morbidity and mortality among women (World Health Organization (WHO), 2009). Using evidence-based practice, the author presents a systematic in-depth review investigating the relevant studies and doing preliminary literature searches that can answer the question:”Does the assessment of domestic violence help to disclose the act of DV in women population?”
Keywords: domestic violence, prevention, assessment, research, intimate partner violence, screening, victim psychology, statistics.
Title: Prevention of Domestic Violence
Author: Carmen Sigley
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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