title: Understanding the challenges of addressing intimate partner violence in the Dominican Republic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: nishav_kiwi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nisha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.affiliation: Institute for Latin American Concern, Santiago, Dominican Republic.
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carretero
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Omara
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Afzal
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sonia I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Saving Mothers, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Taraneh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirazian
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000523:psychology*; D004293:Dominican Republic; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male
keywords: Domestic violence; Dominican Republic; Intimate partner violence; Women’s health