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Preventing and Addressing Violence and Its Consequences
Violence against women, especially intimate partner violence and sexual violence, remains a pandemic-level public health crisis that profoundly impacts the health, well-being, and rights of women and their children. Similarly, sexual and gender minorities (SGM)—including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, and intersex individuals—face disproportionate violence, prejudice, and discrimination. Over the past decade, PERC Nepal has been committed to understanding the scope of violence affecting these populations and developing interventions to prevent and manage the health consequences among survivors. Key projects and publications are provided below.
Unveiling the Hidden Challenges: Psychosocial Health, Service Access, and HIV Risk Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nepal
Dr. Keshab Deuba, the Senior Health Advisor at PERC, received funding in 2009/2010 through the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) and the Social Inclusion Research Fund (SIRF), Nepal, supported by the Norwegian Embass...
Read MoreBurden of intimate partner violence, mental health issues, and help-seeking behaviors among women in Nepal
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence, presenting a significant public health concern, especially for women and girls. Help-seeking can reduce future IPV and mitigate adverse health outcomes, including mental health issues. Objectives This study is the first national assessment on IPV, mental healt...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11921001/Assessing the Nepalese health system’s readiness to manage gender-based violence and deliver psychosocial counselling
Abstract Violence against women (VAW), particularly intimate partner violence (IPV) or domestic violence, is a major public health issue, garnering more attention globally post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. Health providers often represent the first point of contact for IPV victims. Thus, health systems and health providers ...
https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/39/2/198/7595865Perceived discrimination as an independent risk factor for suicidal ideation among sexual minorities in Nepal.
PLOS ONE. July 2016 Abstract Sexual and gender minorities experience an elevated burden of suicidality compared with the general population. Still, little is known about that burden and the factors generating it in the context of low- and middle-income countries. The present study assessed the prevalence of suicidal ideation, planned suicide...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27437996Experience of intimate partner violence among young pregnant women in urban slums: A qualitative study.
Abstract Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an urgent public health priority. It is a neglected issue in women’s health, especially in urban slums in Nepal and globally. This study was designed to better understand the IPV experienced by young pregnant women in urban slums of the Kathmandu Valley, as well as to identify their co...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26945755/Psychosocial health problems associated with increased HIV risk behaviour among men who have sex with men in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey
PLoS ONE. March 2013. Abstract Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are marginalized, hidden, underserved and at high risk for HIV in Nepal. We examined the association between MSM sub-populations, psychosocial health problems and support, access to prevention and non-use of condoms. Methods: Between September...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23516434
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