Intimate partner violence among South-Asian women : A scoping review of understanding and safeguards in modern marriages

Abstract Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as a physical, sexual, or psychological form of violence by a male partner and is the most predominant form of violence against women globally. Violence always causes mental, physical, and emotional issues, causing substantial global public health concerns. Quantitative and qualitative studies were used for the review. A total of 163 research papers were identified by searching PubMed, Web of Sciences, Scopus, and Embase databases, and 14 papers were selected as relevant for the review. Among 14 studies, 12 were published in India, one from Pakistan, and one from Nepal. We found that IPV is highly prevalent with substance abuse, dowry system, male dominance, and spousal coercion leading to severe health problems. Utilising Intra Uterine devices (IUDs) as contraceptives, economic and electronic media empowerment, help-seeking behaviour as well as using the healthcare system enables safeguarding women from IPV

Exploring UK Knife crime and its associated factors: A content analysis of online newspapers

Knife crime has become a common phrase used by the media, but it is not always clear what it refers to or what they mean when they use the term. Knife crime can cover many offences, making it challenging to define and estimate its prevalence. This review aimed to evaluate potential knife crimes in the UK from 2011 to 2021 and analyse the causes and risk factors associated with the crimes. Six UK online news portals were purposefully chosen to be included in the study, and knife crime news was searched retrospectively. The term "knife crime" was used to search. The news portals were the: Metro, the Sun, the Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and the Evening Standard. In the assigned news portals, 692 reports were found between January 2011 and December 2021. The study revealed that the 11-20 years of age group individuals are more vulnerable as victims, and males are more reported as victims when compared to females. About 61.8% of knife crimes are reported from South England. Knife crime risk is higher in early adulthood and among males. Street violence, fights/gang attacks, family issues and robbery are the leading causes of knife crime and have all been identified as risk factors that must be addressed with caution