TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Health Organization
TI  - WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women: initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses
SN  - 924159358X
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Geneva
PB  - World Health Organization
KW  - INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
KW  - FVC
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - HEALTH
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - RESEARCH
KW  - STATISTICS
KW  - VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
KW  - WOMEN
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
N2  - This report documents the extent of violence against women by their intimate partners. It presents the initial results based on evidence collected from over 24,000 women from 15 sites in 10 countries representing diverse cultural settings. Focuses on the prevalence of violence by intimate partners, and the associations between such violence and women's physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health. Also deals with non-partner violence, sexual abuse during childhood and forced first sexual experience. Concludes with 15 recommedations to strengthen national commitment and action on violence against women by promoting primary prevention, harnessing education systems, strengthening the health sector's response, supporting women living with violence, sensitising criminal justice systems, undertaking research and enhancing collaboration
UR  - https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/924159358X
UR  - https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/43310/9241593512_eng.pdf?sequence=1
ER  -