Domestic violence and older women in Latin American countries: a scoping review protocol
Introduction Domestic violence (DV) is a major public health problem for women around the world, and more commonly for women in Latin American countries (LACs). DV poses a threat to women’s health and can have more severe effects in women at midlife and older (aged 50 and above), including a decline...
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| description | Introduction Domestic violence (DV) is a major public health problem for women around the world, and more commonly for women in Latin American countries (LACs). DV poses a threat to women’s health and can have more severe effects in women at midlife and older (aged 50 and above), including a decline in physical and mental abilities leading to a reduced independence. Low- and middle-income countries, including LACs, are projected to experience the greatest population growth in women at midlife and older worldwide over the next few decades. Current LAC literature about DV in relation to women at midlife and older is predominantly prevalence focused. The objective of this review is to identify what is known about DV among women at midlife and older in LACs.Methods and analysis This review will be conducted in accordance with JBI scoping review methodology. This includes a three-step search strategy: first, a search to identify articles from databases in MEDLINE, Scopus and LILACS; then, a second search using all key words and index terms identified from the articles in step one across select databases; and third, screening the reference lists of included studies and reports for additional studies. All studies which focus on DV in LACs among women at midlife and older will be eligible for inclusion, including those related to definitions, frameworks, cultural norms, risk factors, interventions, evaluations, measurement tools, and health and social consequences. Titles, abstracts and full texts will be assessed by two independent reviewers. A data extraction tool will be used, and findings will be presented in a narrative accompanied by diagrams and tables that address the review questions.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required for this review. Findings will be disseminated through a range of traditional approaches, including publication in a peer-reviewed publication and conference presentations.Trial registration This review has been registered with Open Science Framework https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SZMF7. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-618da84b34344f2caa2e2c1054a8ecbd2025-08-20T02:10:42ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-03-0115310.1136/bmjopen-2024-091212Domestic violence and older women in Latin American countries: a scoping review protocolAlexa R Yakubovich0Marilyn Macdonald1Patrick Albert Palmieri2Lori E Weeks3Erin Langman4Arezoo Mojbafan5Melissa Ignaczak6Karen A Dominguez-Cancino7Allyson Gallant8Ali Hammoud9Paulina Carrasco Salazar107 Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada1 School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada3 South America EBHC, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima, Lima, Peru2 Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change (AH-NET-C): A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada8 University Library, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada1 School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada2 Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change (AH-NET-C): A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada3 South America EBHC, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima, Lima, Peru6 Public Health & Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland2 Aligning Health Needs and Evidence for Transformative Change (AH-NET-C): A JBI Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada1 School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaIntroduction Domestic violence (DV) is a major public health problem for women around the world, and more commonly for women in Latin American countries (LACs). DV poses a threat to women’s health and can have more severe effects in women at midlife and older (aged 50 and above), including a decline in physical and mental abilities leading to a reduced independence. Low- and middle-income countries, including LACs, are projected to experience the greatest population growth in women at midlife and older worldwide over the next few decades. Current LAC literature about DV in relation to women at midlife and older is predominantly prevalence focused. The objective of this review is to identify what is known about DV among women at midlife and older in LACs.Methods and analysis This review will be conducted in accordance with JBI scoping review methodology. This includes a three-step search strategy: first, a search to identify articles from databases in MEDLINE, Scopus and LILACS; then, a second search using all key words and index terms identified from the articles in step one across select databases; and third, screening the reference lists of included studies and reports for additional studies. All studies which focus on DV in LACs among women at midlife and older will be eligible for inclusion, including those related to definitions, frameworks, cultural norms, risk factors, interventions, evaluations, measurement tools, and health and social consequences. Titles, abstracts and full texts will be assessed by two independent reviewers. A data extraction tool will be used, and findings will be presented in a narrative accompanied by diagrams and tables that address the review questions.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required for this review. Findings will be disseminated through a range of traditional approaches, including publication in a peer-reviewed publication and conference presentations.Trial registration This review has been registered with Open Science Framework https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SZMF7.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3/e091212.full |
| spellingShingle | Alexa R Yakubovich Marilyn Macdonald Patrick Albert Palmieri Lori E Weeks Erin Langman Arezoo Mojbafan Melissa Ignaczak Karen A Dominguez-Cancino Allyson Gallant Ali Hammoud Paulina Carrasco Salazar Domestic violence and older women in Latin American countries: a scoping review protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Domestic violence and older women in Latin American countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full | Domestic violence and older women in Latin American countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_fullStr | Domestic violence and older women in Latin American countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Domestic violence and older women in Latin American countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_short | Domestic violence and older women in Latin American countries: a scoping review protocol |
| title_sort | domestic violence and older women in latin american countries a scoping review protocol |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3/e091212.full |
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