Cross-national and multilevel correlates of partner violence: an analysis of data from population-based surveys

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 a prevalence of less than 4% in the past 12 months in many high-income countries compared with at least 40% in some low...

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Main Authors: Dr. Lori L Heise, PhD, Andreas Kotsadam, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15000133