Executive summary Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental to
people's health and survival, to economic development, and to the wellbeing of humanity …

We conducted a systematic review in June 2012 (updated September 2013) to examine the
prevalence and factors shaping sexual or physical violence against sex workers globally …

OBJECTIVE: To explore how intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with unintended
pregnancy and abortion in primarily low-and middle-income countries. METHODS …

Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls is pervasive and has negative
consequences for sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In this systematic review of …

BACKGROUND: Reproductive control including pregnancy coercion (coercion by male
partners to become pregnant) and birth control sabotage (partner interference with …

In this first paper of The Lancet's Stillbirths Series we explore the present status of stillbirths
in the world—from global health policy to a survey of community perceptions in 135 …

Background Violence against women, especially by intimate partners, is a serious public
health problem that is associated with physical, reproductive and mental health …

Objective Reproductive coercion (RC)—birth control sabotage and coercion by male
partners to become pregnant and to control the outcome of a pregnancy—has been …

Jay Silverman and Anita Raj discuss the policies and interventions required to address the
range of poor reproductive outcomes for women and adolescents, including loss of …

BACKGROUND: This study examined the efficacy of a family-planning-clinic-based
intervention to address intimate partner violence (IPV) and reproductive coercion. STUDY …