WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women: initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses
Contributor(s): Garcia-Moreno, Claudia | Jansen, Henrica A.F.M | Ellsberg, Mary | Helse, Lori | Watts, Charlotte
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TextPublisher: Geneva WHO 2005Description: xviii, 206 p. tblsISBN: 92-4-159358-XSubject(s): VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | WOMEN | WOMEN'S HEALTH | WOMEN'S RIGHTS | WHO | VIOLENCE | MENTAL HEALTH | METHODOLOGY | SEXUAL ABUSESummary: Documents the extent of violence against women by their intimate partners. Presents the initial results based on evidence collected from over 24 000 women from 15 sites in 10 countries representing diverse cultural settings: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Japan, Peru, Namibia, Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, Thialand and the United Republic of Tanzania.
Also deals with non-partner violence, sexual abuse during childhood and forced first sexual experience. Makes recommendations for strengthening national commitment and action on violence against women.
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Documents the extent of violence against women by their intimate partners. Presents the initial results based on evidence collected from over 24 000 women from 15 sites in 10 countries representing diverse cultural settings: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Japan, Peru, Namibia, Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, Thialand and the United Republic of Tanzania.
Also deals with non-partner violence, sexual abuse during childhood and forced first sexual experience. Makes recommendations for strengthening national commitment and action on violence against women.
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