Background: Transgender individuals experience unique vulnerabilities to intimate partner
violence (IPV) and may experience a disproportionate IPV burden compared with cisgender …

Rape and sexual violence occur in all societies, and cut across all social classes.
Prevalence estimates of rape victimisation range between 6 and 59% of women having …

COVID-19 has led to an abrupt change in time spent at home, with many cities and states
implementing official stay-at-home (SAH), or “lockdown,” policies. Using cell phone block …

No public health response is complete without prevention. Violence against women can and
should be prevented. Promising programmes exist and many hinge on promoting gender …

Violence against women is not a new phenomenon nor are its consequences to women's
physical, mental and reproductive health. What is new is the growing recognition that acts of …

Violence against women is a problem worldwide, with economic costs ranging from 1-4% of
global GDP. Using variation in the intensity of government-mandated lock-downs in India …

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health and
human rights concern. Despite a growing body of research into risk factors for IPV …

Three quarters of all violence against women is perpetrated by domestic partners. This study
exploits exogenous changes in the demand for labor in female-dominated industries to …

Background Violence against women is a serious human rights abuse and public health
issue. Despite growing evidence of the size of the problem, current evidence comes largely …

Physical and sexual violence 28 Acts of physical violence 30 Acts of sexual violence 31
Overlap between physical and sexual violence 32 Demographic factors associated with …