In
the last few years, World Health Organization (WHO) has made statements about
the public health importance of violence against women. These statements result
from a growing recognition that violence represents a serious violation of
women’s human rights, is an important cause of injury, and also risk factor for
many physical and psychological health problems. Violence against women (VAW)
defied as: “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to
result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women”
Since women are more focused than men (95% versus 5%), gender based violence is
frequently used interchangeably with violence against women. Worldwide, an
estimated one in three women are physically or sexually abused; and one in five
experienced rape or attempted rape in their lifetime. Moreover, the most common
and universal occurring form of VAW is that perpetrated by intimate partner. Read more..............
