Lori Heise reviews the empirical evidence of what works in low-and middle-income
countries to prevent violence against women by their husbands and other male partners …

The report is intended for use by policymakers and planners who are interested in taking a
public health approach to prevent the occurrence of intimate partner and sexual violence …

Executive summary Intimate partner and sexual violence affect a large proportion of the
population–with the majority of those directly experiencing such violence being women and …

Background On average, intimate partner violence affects nearly one in three women
worldwide within their lifetime. But the distribution of partner violence is highly uneven, with …

1. Background We define partner violence of women as physical, sexual or emotional abuse
with coercive control of a woman by a man or woman partner who is, or was, in an intimate …

Background: Understanding the drivers of intimate partner violence (IPV), perpetrated by
men and experienced by women, is a critical task for developing effective prevention …

Twenty years of accumulated knowledge and research into violence towards partners are
synthesized in this landmark book. Topics examined include: marital rape; effects of partner …

A sometimes bitter debate has waged for more than 25 years over research indicating that
women physically assault their male partners at about the same rate as men physically …

Background. The estimated lifetime prevalence of physical or sexual intimate partner
violence (IPV) is 30% among women worldwide. Understanding risk and protective factors is …

Objective: The influence of partners' traditional gender role and partners' level of general
violence on intimate partner violence (IPV) against women has been studied separately …