BBC: Violence Against Women Worldwide Is ‘Epidemic’
Its authors say it is the first systematic study of global data, detailing the impact of the abuse on both the physical and mental health of women and girls.
The key findings are:
violence by an intimate partner is the most common type of abuse, affecting 30% of women across the globe
38% of all women murdered were killed by their partners
42% of women physically or sexually abused by partners had injuries as a result
Victims of non-partner attacks were 2.6 times more likely to experience depression and anxiety compared with women who had not experienced violence
Those abused by their partners were almost twice as likely to have similar problems
Victims were more likely to have alcohol problems, abortions and acquire sexually transmitted diseases and HIV
“This new data shows that violence against women is extremely common,” said report co-author Prof Charlotte Watts from the LSHTM.