2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417326Around the world, at least one out of three women is beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused during their lifetime. Women are most at risk to suffer violence at home and from men they know, usually a family member, intimate partner or spouse. A comprehensive analysis of domestic violence in nine developing countries based on Demographic and Health Surveys shows that more than 40 percent of women reported being victims of spousal or intimate partner abuse. The analysis also demonstrates that domestic violence directly impacts the health and well-being of abused women. An example of this is that infant and mortality rates are higher among women who have been victims of violence than those who have not experienced any form of violence.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankABUSED WOMENACCESS TO JUSTICEACT OF GENDERAWARENESS RAISINGAWARENESS RAISING ACTIVITIESCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOERCIONCOMPLAINTSCOURTCRIMECUSTOMDECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDOMESTIC VIOLENCEEARLY DETECTIONEQUAL OPPORTUNITIESEQUAL RIGHTSEQUALITYEQUITABLE ACCESSERADICATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENFEMALEFEMALE CHILDRENFORCED ABORTIONFORCED PREGNANCYFORCED STERILIZATIONFORM OF VIOLENCEFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONFORMS OF VIOLENCEFORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENGANGGENDERGENDER BASED VIOLENCEGENDER DIMENSIONSGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER MAINSTREAMINGGENDER WAGE GAPSGENDER-BASED VIOLENCEGIRLSHEALTH CAREHOMEHUMAN RIGHTSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTIMATE PARTNERINTIMATE RELATIONSHIPSJUDGESJUDICIAL REFORMJUDICIARYLABOR MARKETLAWSLAWYERSLEADERSHIPLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL REFORMLEGISLATIONLIBERTYMARITAL RAPEMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMORTALITYMORTALITY RATESNATIONAL LAWSPENAL CODEPOLICEPOLICE OFFICERSPOWER RELATIONSHIPSPREGNANCYSEXSEXUAL ABUSESHELTERSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSPECIALISTSSUFFRAGEUNFPAUNIFEMUNITED NATIONSVICTIMSVICTIMS OF VIOLENCEVIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLSVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENWILLWOMANWOMEN IN BLACKWOMEN'S HEALTHWOMEN'S ISSUES