Violence against women: community based nursing care/ support services

Running Head : VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN : COMMUNITY BASED NURSING CARE SUPPORT SERVICES

Violence against Women : Community Based Nursing Care / Support Services (Your Name (Your School

Introduction

According to the United Nations , violence against women can be described as any particular act of violence which is gender- based with an outcome or a likely outcome of mental , physical and sexual harm or bring suffering to the involved women , inclusive of threats to such acts depriving women of liberty or coercing them to engage in activities against their will , whether privately or publicly (WHO

, 2009 . Violence against women comes in many forms including physical , emotional abuse by a partner who is intimate with the woman . It can also be in form of sexual or physical abuse from close members of the family . Being sexually abused and harassed by people in authority such as employers teachers or police officers can also fall under violence against women

Women can be violated through being trafficked to engage in sex or to participate in forced labor (WHO , 2009 . Traditional rituals that are practiced in some part of the world against women such as honor killings , where women are murdered to protect the honor of the family (especially in countries where Sharia law is used ) and forcing young girls into marriages are also violations against women . Women get sexually or physically abused during conflicts such as wars , which is a great violation (WHO , 2009 . Violence that is meted out on women contravenes the human rights which should protect...