This study aimed to systematically review studies that examined the prevalence of gender
based violence (GBV) that included intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-IPV among …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is disproportionately affected by gender-based violence (GBV).
We systematically reviewed English language, peer-reviewed, quantitative evaluations of …

Times of economic uncertainty, civil unrest, and disaster are linked to a myriad of risk factors
for increased violence against women and children (VAW/C). Pandemics are no exception …

Stay-at-home policies have been implemented worldwide to reduce the spread of the SARS-
CoV-2 virus. However, there is a growing concern that such policies could increase violence …

Abstract The United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes
violence as a threat to sustainability. To serve as a context, we provide an overview of the …

Combining DHS data for 580,000 women from 30 different countries in Sub-Saharan Africa,
we analyze how both the incidence and the acceptance of intimate partner violence vary …

Violence against women in politics is increasingly recognized around the world as a
significant barrier to women's political participation, following a troubling rise in reports of …

Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a critical public health issue
that transcends social and economic boundaries and considered to be a major obstacle to …

Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and
women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of these locations in the Global South …

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health and human rights issue
that affects millions of women and girls. While disaggregated national statistics are crucial to …