5222.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Domestic Violence: An International Perspective

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Judy Norsigian
2:30 PMTransforming paper rights into living rights - Domestic violence as a public health priority in South Africa
Tanya Jacobs
2:42 PMIntimate Partner Violence Against South Asian Women Residing in the US
Anita Raj, PhD, Jay G. Silverman, PhD
2:54 PMThe Double Edged-Sword: Examining the Plight of Women Victims of Domestic Violence in Emerging Refugee and Immigrant Communities
Ira SenGupta, MA
3:06 PMA Report on the Women Challenging Violence Delegation to Managua, Nicaragua, March, 2000
Linda M. Bosma, MA
3:18 PMWomen's strategic responses to violence in Nicaragua
Mary C. Ellsberg, PhD, Anna Winkvist, PhD, Rodolfo Peņa, PhD, Hans Stenlund
The following abstracts have been withdrawn by the authors:
Intimate partner sexual abuse: Findings from an international survey & literature review
Kim Y. Slote, JD, Carrie Cuthbert, JD
Sponsor:Women's Caucus
Cosponsors:Environment; International Health; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Workers; Social Work; Socialist Caucus

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA