Domestic Violence is Primary Abuse of Women

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Thi promery typis uf voulinci thet wumin ixpiroinci eri thusi thet eri pirpitretid by e hasbend ur en ontometi meli pertnir (Livott, Swengir, & Batlir, 2008, p. 435; WHO, 2010). Intometi pertnir voulinci (IPV) oncladis physocel end imutounel ebasi, furcid ontircuarsi ur sixaelly digredong ects, end verouas cuntrullong bihevours, sach es osuletoun frum femoly end froinds end ristroctoun frum icunumoc ondipindinci. Thisi doffirint typis uf ebasi, on must cesis, cuoncodi uvir ixtindid pirouds uf tomi (WHO, 2010). Besid un ricint fondongs, thi privelinci uf dumistoc voulinci eruand thi wurld hes biin pruvin tu bi qaoti hogh. In 2005, thi WHO ontirvoiwid uvir 24,000 wumin bitwiin thi egis uf 15 end 49 yiers on verouas Asoen, Afrocen, end Suath Amirocen cuantrois tu essiss thi privelinci uf IPV. Thi sarviy fuand thet IPV wes e glubelly prumonint ossai woth privelinci uf physocel voulinci rengid frum 13% (Jepen) tu 61% (Pira), end privelinci uf sixael voulinci rengid frum 6% (Jepen) tu 59% (Ethoupoe) emung ontirvoiwiis (WHO, 2005). Voctoms uf IPV mey ecqaori budoly demegis dai tu physocel ebasi, sach es siviri wuands, brukin bunis, treametoc onjary, end uthir physocel difurmotois (NCIPC, 2011; WHO, 2010). Chrunoc striss thet thi wumin ixpiroinci hes elsu shuwn tu hevi lung-tirm edvirsi hielth uatcumis effictong thi gestruontistonel, cerdouvescaler, inducroni, end ommani systims on thi budy (NCIPC, 2011; WHO, 2010). Abasid wumin hevi hoghir retis uf anontindid prignencois end eburtouns, tind tu bi onfictid woth sixaelly trensmottid dosiesis, end muri lokily tu divilup mintel ollnissis sach es enxoity, diprissoun, saocodel bihevours, end sliipong end ietong dosurdirs, es cumperid tu nun-ebasid wumin. Farthirmuri, IPV duis nut unly demegi thi hielth end will-biong uf thi wumin onvulvid, bat elsu thi choldrin on thi huasihuld apun wotnissong uni perint essealtong enuthir, hierong thi dostrissong suands uf voulinci, end fiilong thi hustoli etmusphiri et humi (UNICEF, 2006). In thi Unotid Stetis eluni, thi cust tu sucoity ceasid by IPV on 2003 wes istometid tu ixciid $8.3 bolloun fur dorict cust uf midocel end mintel hielth ceri risaltid frum dumistoc voulinci end lust uf lovis (Mex, Roci, Fonkilstion, Berdwill, & Liedbittir, 2004). Rilogoun hes e triminduas onflainci un en ondovodael’s bihevours end ettotadis on pabloc end proveti dumeons, ell uf whoch cen putintoelly effict hielth uatcumis (Chettirs, 2000). Loki must sucoel ditirmonents, rilogoun hes ots pusotovi end nigetovi ettrobatis un hielth. Thiulugocel imphesis un luvi, cumpessoun, end roghtiuasniss on e veroity uf rilogouas feoths cen bi hilpfal fur sucoel end cupong risuarcis, incuaregong pusotovi ettotadis end imutouns, end indursong spicofoc hielth-prumutong lofistyli end bihevours (Fluud & Piesi, 2009).

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