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Perpetrators of abuse against older women
— a multi-national study in Europe | | Author(s) | Liesbeth De Donder, Gert Lang, Minna-Liisa Luoma |
| Journal title | The Journal of Adult Protection, vol 13, no 6, 2011 |
| Pages | pp 302-314 |
| Source | http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/1213... |
| Keywords | Older women ; Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Cross cultural surveys ; European Union ; Finland ; Portugal ; Austria ; Belgium ; Eastern Europe. |
| Annotation | This article provides results from the prevalence study of Abuse and Violence against Older Women in Europe (AWOW).The study involved scientific partners from five European Union (EU) countries: Austria, Finland, Belgium, Lithuania and Portugal. In these countries, the same study was conducted during 2010. In total, 2,800 older women living in the community were interviewed. The results indicate that 28% of older women across all countries have experienced some sort of violence and abuse, in the last 12 months, by someone who is close to them. The results offer specific figures for the prevalence of different types of abuse, i.e. physical, psychological, sexual and financial abuse, violation of personal rights, and neglect. Furthermore, additional insights about the main perpetrators of abuse for different groups of older women are offered. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120904206 A |
| Classmark | BD: QNT: QNR: 3KA: WFC: 76L: 76T: 76A: 76E: 7A |
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