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June 21, 2013Science

The Global Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

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KDKaren DevriesUniversity of LondonJMJoelle MakLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineCGClaudı́a Garcia‐MorenoWorld Health Organization

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Implication

Epidemiological analysis estimates intimate partner violence prevalence in women across 81 nations, highlighting a pervasive global public health crisis.

Key Points

  • To calculate the worldwide prevalence of intimate partner violence against women using multinational population data.
  • Compiled and analyzed population-level surveillance and survey datasets across 81 countries.
  • Applied standardized epidemiological estimation methods to assess global and regional prevalence rates.
  • Generated cross-national prevalence estimates characterizing the extent of partner abuse across 81 nations.
  • Demonstrated that intimate partner violence represents an extensive, widespread burden on women globally.

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Devries et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fc052a291f87f602dd42a2https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1240937
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