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