Discussion: The review will be useful for IPV management policy and related planning. It will
help researchers, policymakers and guideline developers with an interest in reducing …

This chapter provides a brief overview of the book contents and highlights the policy and
programmatic implications. The book provides substantial evidence of the pervasiveness of …

Background. Rates of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa (SA) are among the
highest in the world. In societies where social ideals of masculinity encourage male …

A growing body of literature has documented the global prevalence of domestic violence
against women of reproductive age as well as the association between violence and an …

Introduction Violence against women (VAW) affects one in three women globally. In some
countries, women are at much higher risk. We examined risk factors for VAW in countries …

Introduction In 2013, the WHO published the first global and regional estimates on physical
and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-partner sexual violence (NPSV) based …

Violence against women and children is a global human rights and public health issue.
Gender violence-including rape, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, mutilation …

This review paper was produced with support from UNFPA (United Nations Population
Fund), and synthesizes what is known about the health and social consequences of marital …

Background The conflict-ridden context of eastern Congo has set the scene for grueling
human rights violations, with sexual violence as one of the 'weapons of war'. Currently …

Increasing evidence in the last two decades has highlighted that gender-based violence
(GBV henceforth) is not only a serious social problem, but also a multifaceted public health …