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Battered Women . women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period, usually by a husband or other dominant male figure. Characteristics of the battered woman syndrome are helplessness, constant fear, and a perceived inability to escape. (From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 3d ed)(MeSH)
Gender based violence : Violence based on gender on gender that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. (From www.who.int/topics/gender_based_violence/en/)(Mesh 2018)
Gender-Based Violence: Violence that is directed against a person on the basis of gender or sex. It includes acts that inflict physical, mental, or sexual harm or suffering, threats of such acts, coercion, or other deprivations of liberty. While women, men, boys and girls can be victims of gender-based violence, because of their subordinate status, women and girls are the primary victims. (ReliefWeb)
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Wuest J, Merritt-Gray M, Dubé N, Hodgins MJ, Malcolm J, Majerovich JA, Scott-Storey K, Ford-Gilboe M, Varcoe C. The process, outcomes, and challenges of feasibility studies conducted in partnership with stakeholders: a health intervention for women survivors of intimate partner violence. Research in nursing & health. 2015; 38(1): 82-96. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25594917
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