Sexual and reproductive health

Violence against women

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Definition of violence against women (VAW)

The United Nations defines violence against women as any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.

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WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women

Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses