Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS

Conceptual framework
Gender based violence : a framework for public health budgets and policies / Keerty Nakray
Gender budgets and public health approach : addressing gender based violence in India / Vibhuti Patel
Gender-based violence as a public health issue and the legal perspective : a critical overview / Ronagh McQuigg
Gender, gender-based violence, and HIV/AIDS : review of evidence and policy / Rachel Jewkes
Measuring gender based violence : issues of impact and prevalence / Emma Williamson
Gender-based violence in Australia : a state-based joined-up approach / Deborah Western and Robyn Mason
Risks, impacts, and responses to gender based violence
Gender-based violence in post-disaster recovery situations : an emerging public health issue / Margaret Alston Chapter Gender, use and abuse : sexually abused women in alcohol and drug treatment / Jan Breckenridge and Michael Salter
The impact of intimate partner violence on the mental health of Latin American immigrant women in the U.S. / Blanca M. Ramos
Legal response to domestic violence in Tajikistan / Dilbar Turkhanova
Sexual violence within intimate contexts of marriage : integrating human rights and public health approach for gender sensitive interventions / Nishi Mitra
Gender-based violence and reproductive health in five Indian states / Ernestina Coast, Tiziana Leone, and Alankar Malviya Rethinking gender based violence and public health policies in India : insights from Dilaasa, Mumbai, India / Padma Bhate-Deosthali and Ravi Duggal
Contributing to the prevention of domestic violence related homicide : a multi-systemic practice response framework / Jan Breckenridge and Kerrie James
Sexual violence and culture of silence in India : critical appraisal of role of health services / Nishi Mitra.