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Women's public health issues

This section considers studies regarding issues women face in the developed and the developing world, including violence, conflict, poverty, discrimination, and other social, psychological, and biological factors.

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	1.	Research article Use of emergency department services by women victims of violence in Lazio region, Italy Sara Farchi, Arianna Polo, Simona Asole, Maria Ruggieri, Domenico Di Lallo BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:31 (19 July 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	2.	Study protocol Sexual assault resistance education for university women: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (SARE trial) Charlene Y Senn, Misha Eliasziw, Paula C Barata, Wilfreda E Thurston, Ian R Newby-Clark, H Radtke, Karen L Hobden, SARE study team BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:25 (23 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	3.	Research article Determinants of sexual health knowledge in adolescent girls in schools of Riyadh-Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study AlJohara M AlQuaiz, Ambreen Kazi, Maha Al Muneef BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:19 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Over half of Saudi female students have poor knowledge of physical changes during puberty and sexually transmitted diseases, suggesting that comprehensive sexual health education programs should be developed for this population.
	4.	Research article Self-reported urinary incontinence and factors associated with symptom severity in community dwelling adult women: implications for women’s health promotion Vidya Seshan, Joshua Kanaabi Muliira BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:16 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	5.	Research article Unmarried women’s ways of facing single motherhood in Sri Lanka – a qualitative interview study Malin Jordal, Kumudu Wijewardena, Pia Olsson BMC Women's Health 2013, 13:5 (6 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Unmarried women facing single motherhood in Sri Lanka express fear of shame and striving for familial and societal acceptance and financial survival, suggesting that these women have a restricted ability to make acceptable and healthy choices for themselves and their children.