10.26181/5df8e30ab8c83
Kayli Wild
Kayli
Wild
Angela Taft
Angela
Taft
Lidia Gomes
Lidia
Gomes
isabelita madeira
isabelita
madeira
Livio da Conceicao Matos
Livio
da Conceicao Matos
Guilhermina de Araujo
Guilhermina
de Araujo
Angelina Fernandes
Angelina
Fernandes
Susan McDonald
Susan
McDonald
Building a primary health care response to violence against women: The knowledge and needs of midwives in three districts of Timor-Leste.
La Trobe
2019
Timor-Leste
East Timor
gender-based violence
midwifery
sexual assault
domestic violence
women
children
health system
child abuse
KAP Study
Health Care
Midwifery
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Culture, Gender, Sexuality
2019-12-17 14:15:59
Book
https://opal.latrobe.edu.au/articles/book/Building_a_primary_health_care_response_to_violence_against_women_The_knowledge_and_needs_of_midwives_in_three_districts_of_Timor-Leste_/11380248
A report on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of midwives when they encounter survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Timor-Leste. Based on in-depth interviews with 36 midwives and 12 community leaders, this report explores cultural and health system factors that influence midwives' practices and outlines a way forward for building a strong primary health care approach to addressing violence against women and children in Timor.