Background: Abuse during pregnancy is considered to be a potentially modifiable risk factor
for low birth weight (LBW). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

Some feminists have argued that rape myths constrain women’s reporting of sexual assault
to the police. The authors investigated whether myth-associated characteristics of sexual …

Whole population studies on intimate partner violence (IPV) have given contradictory
information about prevalence and risk factors, especially concerning gender. The authors …

… Janice Du Mont is an applied psychologist and a scientist in the Violence and Health
Research Program at Women’s College Research Institute. She is also an associate professor at …

The adverse physical and psychological sequelae of intimate partner violence (IPV) are well
documented, as are government initiatives in Canada since the early 1990s to address the …

This review was commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Sexual
Violence Research Initiative (SVRI). This initiative is supported by the Global Forum for Health …

Study Objective: We describe the medical-legal findings in a population of adult sexual
assault cases assessed in an emergency department setting and reported to the police, …

Background: There has been little systematic investigation of widespread reports of drugging
and sexual assault. We sought to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with …

Method: To address this gap, we surveyed and collected information from clients/guardians
presenting to 30 of 35 of Ontario’s Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres …

This descriptive study aims to provide new information about the services used by sexually
assaulted men and adolescent boys presenting to specialized hospital-based sexual assault …