Mitigating Violence against Women and Children in East Africa - BMC Series blog

Mitigating Violence against Women and Children in East Africa - BMC Series blog

Peter Memiah

Dr. Peter Memiah is an associate professor in the division of epidemiology and prevention at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the Director for Quality Improvement at UMB’s Center for International, Health, Education, and Biosecurity (Ciheb).

Dr. Memiah is also a fellow in the HIV Intervention Science Training Program, an NIH-funded multidisciplinary training program seeking to develop and facilitate the growth of scientists conducting technology-driven, HIV-related dissemination and implementation research. He has over 60 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is an internationally recognized expert in Gender Based Violence, Continuous Quality Improvement, Adolescent Health and the intersection between HIV and other Comorbidities.

Mitigating Violence against Women and Children in East Africa

Despite global efforts to address them, violence against women and under-5 child mortality remain high in many regions of the world, including East Africa. However, little consideration has been given to associations between these two issues. A new paper in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth examines the associations between violence, child mortality, and protective factors. In this blog post, the study’s lead author highlights the findings and outlines responses that take into account the interconnectedness of these issues.

Peter Memiah 23 Jan 2020

More than a third of women worldwide – within every culture, race, ethnicity, and throughout every socioeconomic class – have experienced some form of sexual or physical violence or abuse from partners or ex-partners These incidents, referred to as intimate partner violence (IPV), severely affect not only the women themselves but also the children and infants within their families.