Factors shaping political priorities for violence against women-mitigation policies in Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: Manuela Colombini (Author), Susannah H Mayhew (Author), Ragnhild Lund (Author), Navpreet Singh (Author), Katarina Swahnberg (Author), Jennifer Infanti (Author), Berit Schei (Author), Kumudu Wijewardene (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although violence against women (VAW) is a global public health issue, its importance as a health issue is often unrecognized in legal and health policy documents. This paper uses Sri Lanka as a case study to explore the factors influencing the national policy response to VAW, pa...