SynthesisNature medicine2023
Health effects associated with exposure to intimate partner violence against women and childhood sexual abuse: a burden of proof study.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of the global and regional estimates of the prevalence of sexual violence against children.Nature human behaviour · 2026Pooled it
- Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.Lancet (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Intimate partner violence and mental disorders among women: an umbrella review.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Non-genetic risk factors of miscarriage: a comprehensive umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Health effects associated with exposure of children to physical violence, psychological violence and neglect: a Burden of Proof study.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- The health effects associated with physical, sexual and psychological gender-based violence against men and women: a Burden of Proof study.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review with a Burden of Proof meta-analysis of health effects of long-term ambient fine particulate matter (PMNature aging · 2025Pooled it
- Chronic Disease and Disability in the United States: Trends, Inequities, and Imperatives for Policy Reform.The Milbank quarterly · 2026Article
- Exploring the intersection of heavy alcohol use and masculine norms as risk factors for male-to-female intimate partner violence: Evidence from an Australian national survey.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Exposure to intimate partner violence against women and its association with experiences and perpetration of violence among children and youth in refugee camps in Ethiopia.Conflict and health · 2026Article
- An exploratory test of the pathways between adverse childhood experiences and later perpetration of intimate partner violence in South African male youth using theoretical frameworks.Child abuse & neglect · 2026Article
- Distinct scars: unique effects of physical and sexual abuse on mental health outcomes in a gender-specific substance use disorder sample in Brazil from 1998 to 2024.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Observational
- Women's empowerment and its association with intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa: a study using recent demographic and health surveys.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Child maltreatment and substance use: associations with alcohol use, nicotine use, and quality of life in a Norwegian population sample.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Health effects associated with alcohol consumption: a Burden of Proof study.Nature health · 2026Article
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- Sexual assault and cancer pathways: a scoping review of biomedical and screening outcomes.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Improving Experimental Designs for Interventions to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence: Protocol for Refinements to Single-Case Experimental Design for a Safety Planning Intervention in Ontario, Canada.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Overlooked and overexposed: a comparison of pregnancy outcomes in incestuous and non-incestuous sexual violence.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Raising a Public Health Concern: Women Overlooked in UK Drug Policy and Disadvantaged in Mixed-Gender Community Services.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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38 authors at 10 institutions in 7 countries.
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Abstract
The health impacts of intimate partner violence against women and childhood sexual abuse are not fully understood. Here we conducted a systematic review by comprehensively searching seven electronic databases for literature on intimate partner violence-associated and childhood sexual abuse-associated health effects. Following the burden of proof methodology, we evaluated the evidence strength linking intimate partner violence and/or childhood sexual abuse to health outcomes supported by at least three studies. Results indicated a moderate association of intimate partner violence with major depressive disorder and with maternal abortion and miscarriage (63% and 35% increased risk, respectively). HIV/AIDS, anxiety disorders and self-harm exhibited weak associations with intimate partner violence. Fifteen outcomes were evaluated for their relationship to childhood sexual abuse, which was shown to be moderately associated with alcohol use disorders and with self-harm (45% and 35% increased risk, respectively). Associations between childhood sexual abuse and 11 additional health outcomes, such as asthma and type 2 diabetes mellitus, were found to be weak. Although our understanding remains limited by data scarcity, these health impacts are larger in magnitude and more extensive than previously reported. Renewed efforts on violence prevention and evidence-based approaches that promote healing and ensure access to care are necessary.
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