Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System

Honor Killing, a Growing Worldwide Crisis: Preliminary Preventive Policies Using a Socioecological Perspective

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

Mohadeseh Motamed- Jahromi 1
Kourosh Azizi 2
Mohammad Hossein Kaveh 3

1 Department of Public Health, School of Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

2 Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Medical Entomology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Department of Health Promotion, School of health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2022.96194.1643
Abstract
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Highlights

Mohadeseh Motamed-Jahromi (Google Scholar)

Mohammad Hossein Kaveh (Google Scholar)

Keywords

Honor-based violence
Policy
Socioecological perspective
Prevention
Socio-ecological perspective
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Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System
Volume 12, Issue 2
Spring 2024
Pages 220-222

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