Morrison, AndrewEllsberg, MaryBott, Sarah2013-06-182013-06-182004-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13997The authors present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion are the most common forms of GBV, and these are the types of GBV that they analyze. GBV has serious consequences for women's health and well-being, ranging from fatal outcomes, such as homicide, suicide, and AIDS-related deaths, to nonfatal outcomes, such as physical injuries, chronic pain syndrome, gastrointestinal disorders, complications during pregnancy, miscarriage, and low birth-weight of children. GBV also poses significant costs for the economies of developing countries, including lower worker productivity and incomes, and lower rates of accumulation of human and social capital. The authors examine good practice approaches in justice, health, education, and multisectoral approaches. In each sector, they identify good practices for: (1) law and policies; (2) institutional reforms; (3) community-level interventions; and (4) individual behavior change strategies.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABORTIONADOLESCENCEADULTSALCOHOLANXIETYARMED CONFLICTAUTONOMYBROTHELSCHILD CUSTODYCHILD HEALTHCHILD MORTALITYCHILD SEXUAL ABUSECHILD WELFARECHILD WELFARE SERVICESCHILDHOODCIVIL SOCIETYCLIMATECRIMECRIMES AGAINST WOMENCRIMINAL JUSTICECUSTODYDECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENDEGRADING TREATMENTDEPENDENCEDEPRESSIONDISABILITYDISCRIMINATIONDISEASE CONTROLDIVORCEEDUCATIONEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSELDER ABUSEEMPLOYMENTEMPOWERMENTFAMILY PLANNINGFEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONFRACTURESGENDERGENDER BASED VIOLENCEGENDER DISPARITIESGENITAL MUTILATIONGIRLSHEALTHHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE COSTSHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH PROGRAMSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SURVEYSHUMAN RIGHTSINCARCERATIONINFANTICIDEINJURIESINTERVENTIONLATIN AMERICANLAWSLEGISLATIONLEGISLATIVE REFORMLIFE CYCLEMARITAL RAPEMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHMEDICAL CAREMENTAL HEALTHMONITORING PROGRESSNORMSOLDER WOMENPARENTHOODPARTNER ABUSEPHOBIASPOWERPREGNANCYPREGNANCY COMPLICATIONSPRODUCTIVITYPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPROSTITUTIONPSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERSPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY OF CARERAPEREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRISK FACTORSSAFETYSCHOOLSSCREENINGSEX SELECTIONSEXUAL ABUSESEXUAL ASSAULTSEXUAL BEHAVIORSEXUAL HARASSMENTSEXUAL INTERCOURSESEXUAL VIOLENCESHELTERSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL RELATIONSHIPSSOCIAL RIGHTSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOCIALIZATIONSOCIETIESSTERILIZATIONSUICIDETRAFFICKING OF WOMENUNITED NATIONSUNMARRIED WOMENUNSAFE ABORTIONUNWANTED PREGNANCYVICTIMSVIOLENCEVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENWARWEIGHTWELLBEINGWHOWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-3438