Factors shaping political priorities for violence against women-mitigation policies in Sri Lanka.
Manuela ColombiniSusannah H MayhewRagnhild LundNavpreet SinghKatarina SwahnbergJennifer InfantiBerit ScheiKumudu WijewardenePublished in: BMC international health and human rights (2018)
Nearly a decade later, a change in government has led to a new national plan on VAW, giving a clear role to the health sector in the fight against VAW. High-level political will, criminalisation of violence, coalesced women's groups advocating for legislative change, prevalence data, and financial support from influential institutions are all critical elements helping frame violence as a national public health issue.
Keyphrases
- public health
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- quality improvement
- pregnancy outcomes
- healthcare
- global health
- climate change
- cervical cancer screening
- risk factors
- intimate partner violence
- electronic health record
- big data
- metabolic syndrome
- health information
- breast cancer risk
- pregnant women
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- social media
- machine learning
- young adults
- deep learning
- artificial intelligence
- affordable care act