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According to Violence against women and its consequences, domestic brutality against

women strikes their anatomy, reduces the quality of life, destroys self-esteem and fractures the

family and social setting of an individual. Most of the victims end up abusing drugs trying to

forget their problems (Netto, Moura, Queiroz, Yrrel & Bravo, 2014). The extension violence

against women leads to increased health care cost, school and work absenteeism thus high

poverty levels. This paper aims at criticizing the article Violence against women and its

consequences and evaluating the use of Levines conceptual model in addressing the findings of

the research.

In relation to Levine, his framework views a patient or an individual as a whole and also

considers the person's interaction with the surroundings. The frame work was appropriate

considering the issue of research. Additionally, the researcher chose to interview individuals who

have suffered violence by their spouses. That was a strength for this research because the work

with first-hand victims puts one in a good position to get the raw facts. The findings, on the other

hand can be supported by other frameworks.

Nonetheless, there was a downside in the interviewees contacted. As noted in the article

the women interviewed were from a single race apart from one who was black. This was also not

a representation of America as country since there are various races. Additionally, having one

race can be considered a weakness because violence against women is an issue that is

permissible in some cultures.

A balance of several races and cultures could have given results with a different

dimension, and this different aspect could help in curbing this atrocity being committed on
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women. The results of the research gave a limited understanding of the subject matter. The

limitation is as a result of interviewing one race in the research.

Under the given situation, Levine's theory was instrumental in supporting the research in

the article. That was made possible by the underlying principles of conversation in the

framework provided. That spells out how nurses should treat and handle patients who have

experienced violence. The care model relatively operates by rationality and reductionism. About

the objective of the study, the Levine's theory has adequately covered the effects of violence on

women. Nonetheless, in future, research should provide some psychological facts that support

the findings. That is, the interview should also be done to scholars in the psychological field

since the model perceives a person as a whole. The professionals are best suit to explain some

concepts of psychology and how they are affected by the immediate environment of the victim.

The results in this article could be used in the study of how to counter violence among

women. This information could be utilized in the campaigns against violence. Many of the men

who beat their wives may not be aware of the effect of violence on women. It is my view that in

future research interviews should also be carried on men who are either beating their wives or

men who have been violent to their women at some point in life. I concur with the results of this

study. Nonetheless, I do not concur with the fact that the results have separated the health and

psychological effects on women. Violence against women affects their health and psychological

wellbeing.
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Reference

Netto, L. de A., Moura, M. A. V., Queiroz, A. B. A., Tyrrell, M. A. R., & Bravo, M. del M. P.

2014. Violence against women and its consequences. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-

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