Nature & Prevalence

Reports
Violence against women and girls
Fulu E. GSDRC Professional Development Reading Pack no. 32, 2016.
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The world's women 2015: Trends and statistics. Chapter 6: Violence against women.
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, 2015.
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Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization — National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, United States, 2011.
CDC, Surveillance Summaries, September 5, 63(SS08); 1-18, 2014.
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What do we know about violence against women and girls and what more do we need to know to prevent it? A summary of the evidence
Fulu E, Heise L. What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls. 2014.
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Toolkit for integrating GBV prevention and response into economic growth projects.
Part 2: GBV definition, prevalence and global statistics. USAID, 2014
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Hidden in plain sight: A statistical analysis of violence against children.
UNICEF. 2014.
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Global and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence.
World Health Organization, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council. 2013.
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The world's women 2010: Trends and statistics.
Chapter 6: Violence against women. United Nations. 2010.
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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.
World Health Organization. 2005.
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COVID-19 and violence against women.
WHO. 2020.
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Thursday, March 26, 2020
Journal articles
Research protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of elder abuse prevalence studies.
Yon Y, Mikton C, Gassoumis Z.D, Wilber K.H. Can J Aging. 36(2), 256-265, 2017.
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1
Prevalence and risk factors associated with forced-sex among South African high school students.
Naidoo S, Sartorius B, De Vries H, Taylor M. Journal of Community Health. ePub, 2017.
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0
Prevalence of past-year sexual assault victimization among undergraduate students: exploring differences by and intersections of gender identity, sexual identity, and race/ethnicity
Coulter R.W, Mair C, Miller E, Blosnich J.R, Matthews D.D, McCauley H.L. Prev. Sci. ePub, 2017.
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1
Lifetime prevalence and incidence of sexual victimization of adolescents in institutional care
Allroggen M, Rau T, Ohlert J, Fegert J.M. Child Abuse Negl. ePub, 2017.
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1
Prevalence and associated risk factors of violence against conflict-affected female adolescents: a multi-country, cross-sectional study.
Stark L, Asghar K, Yu G, Bora C, Baysa A.A, Falb K.L. J Glob Health. ePub, 2017.
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0
Prevalence of intimate partner violence and abuse and associated factors among women enrolled into a cluster randomised trial in northwestern Tanzania
Kapiga S, Harvey S, Muhammad A.K, Stöckl H, Mshana G, Hashim R, Hansen C, Lees S, Watts C. BMC Public Health. 17(190), 2017.
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1
Prevalence of strangulation in survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Mcquown C, Frey J, Steer S, Fletcher G.E, Kinkopf B, Fakler M, Prulhiere V. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 34(7): 1281–1285, 2016.
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0
Bridging the gaps: A global review of intersection of violence against women and violence against children.
Guedes A, Bott S, Garcia-Moreno C, Colombini M. Global Health Action. 9: 1-15, 2016.
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0
To tell or not to tell.
Carretta C.M, Burgess A.W, DeMarco R. Violence Against Women. ePub, 2016.
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0
The prevalence of sexual violence.
Allroggen M, Rassenhofer M, Witt A, Plener P.L, Brahler E, Fegert J.M. Dtsch. Arztebl. Int. 113(7): 107-113, 2016.
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0
Disclosing sexual assault within social networks: a mixed-method investigation.
Dworkin E.R, Pittenger S.L, Allen NE. Am. J. Community Psychol. 57(1-2): 216-228. 2016.
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0
Abuse characteristics and individual differences related to disclosing childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and witnessed domestic violence.
Bottoms B. L, Peter-Hagene L.C, Epstein M.A, Wiley T.R.A, Reynolds C. E, Rudnicki A.G. J Interpers Violence, 31 (7), 1308–1339, 2016.
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0
Meta-analysis of the prevalence of unacknowledged rape.
Wilson L.C, Miller K.E. Trauma, Violence & Abuse. 17(2), 149-159, 2016.
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0
Conceptualizing a subtype of patients with chronic pain: The necessity of obtaining a history of sexual abuse.
Spiegel D.R, Shaukat A.M, Mccroskey A.L et al. Int. J. Psychiatry Med,51(1): 84-103, 2016.
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0
Intimate partner sexual violence a review of terms, definitions, and prevalence.
Bagwell-Gray M.E. Messing J.T. Baldwin-White A. Trauma, abuse and violence. 16(3) 316-335, 2015.
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0
Survivors in the margins: The invisibility of violence against older women.
Crockett C; Brandl, B and Dabby, F.C. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(4-5), 2015.
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0
Gender-based violence against adolescent and young adult women in low- and middle-income countries.
Decker M.R, Latimore A.D, Yasutake S, Haviland M, Ahmed S, Blum R.W, Sonenstein F, Astone N.M. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(2), 188-196, 2015.
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0
Worldwide prevalence of non-partner sexual violence: A systematic review.
Abrahams N, Devries K, Watts C et al. The Lancet , 383(9929): 1648 - 1654, 2014.
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0
Prevalence and evolution of intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.
Van Parys A, Deschepper E, Michielsen K, Temmerman M, Verstraelen H. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.14:294, 2014.
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0
Sexual violence against women: The scope of the problem.
Dartnall E and Jewkes R. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol, 27(1): 3-13, 2013.
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0
Prevalence of and factors associated with non-partner rape perpetration: findings from the UN Multi-country Cross-sectional Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific.
Jewkes R, Fulu E, Roselli T, Garcia-Moreno C, on behalf of the UN Multi-country Cross-sectional Study on Men and Violence research team. The Lancet Global Health.1(4), e208-e218, 2013.
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Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence in the Netherlands, the risk of revictimization and pregnancy: Results from a national population survey.
de Haas S, van Berlo W, Bakker F, Vanwesenbeeck I. Violence Vict. 27(4): 592-608, 2012.
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0
Physical and sexual lifetime violence: Prevalence and influence on fear of childbirth before, during and after delivery.
Schroll A.M, Tabor A, Kjaergaard H.J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol; 32(1):19-26, ePub, 2011.
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0
Prevalence and risk factors of violence against women among Spanish female university students.
Vazquez F, Torres A, Otero P, Blanco V, López M. Psicothema; 22(2): 196-201, 2010.
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0
Prevalence and patterns of gender-based violence and revictimization among women attending antenatal clinics in Soweto, South Africa.
Dunkle K.L, Jewkes R.K, Brown H.C, Yoshihama M et al. Am J Epidemiol, 1;160(3): 230-9, 2004.
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0
Violence against women: Global scope and magnitude.
Watts C and Zimmerman C. The Lancet, 359(9313): 1232–1237, 2002.
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0
Intimate partner violence against young women: prevalence and associated factors in Europe.
Sanz-Barbero B, López Pereira P, Barrio G, Vives-Cases C. J. Epidemiol. Community Health. ePub, 2018.
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1
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Monday, March 19, 2018
Prevalence and risk factors of physical or sexual intimate violence perpetration amongst men in four districts in the central region of Ghana: baseline findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial.
Chirwa E.D, Sikweyiya Y, Addo-Lartey A.A, Ogum Alangea D, Coker-Appiah D, Adanu R.M.K, Jewkes R. PLoS One. ePub, 13(3), 2018.
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Friday, March 23, 2018
Prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of intimate partner violence against women in El Salvador.
Navarro-Mantas L, Velásquez M.J, Lemus S, Megías J.L. J. Interpers. Violence. ePub, 2018.
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Monday, June 25, 2018
Understanding the elevated prevalence of intimate partner violence in interracial relationships.
Brownridge D.A, Taillieu T, Chan K.L, Piotrowski C. J. Interpers. Violence. ePub, 2018.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Prevalence and risk correlates of intimate partner violence among a multisite cohort of young transgender women.
Garthe R.C, Hidalgo M.A, Hereth J, Garofalo R, Reisner S.L, Mimiaga M.J, Kuhns L. LGBT Health. ePub, 2018.
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Monday, August 20, 2018
The epidemiology of rape and sexual violence in the platinum mining district of Rustenburg, South Africa: prevalence, and factors associated with sexual violence.
Steele S.J, Abrahams N, Duncan K, Woollett N, Hwang B, O'Connell L, van Cutsem G, Shroufi A. PLoS One. ePub, 2019.
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Prevalence of intimate partner violence against women and associated factors in Ethiopia
Chernet A.G, Cherie K.T. BMC Womens Health. 20(1), e22, 2020.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Links
Everywoman everywhere: Her right to a life free of violence
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Fast facts: Statistics on violence against women and girls
UN Women
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Gender and SBCC implementation kit
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Institute for Women’s Empowerment
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National Sexual Violence Research Center
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News Deeply: Women and Girls Hub.
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Sexual Violence: Data sources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP)
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What works to prevent violence against women and girls
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Reports
COVID-19 and violence against women.
Pdf
WHO. 2020.
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2020-03-26 00:00:00
Violence against women and girls
Fulu E. GSDRC Professional Development Reading Pack no. 32, 2016.
1
The world's women 2015: Trends and statistics. Chapter 6: Violence against women.
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division, 2015.
1
Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization — National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, United States, 2011.
CDC, Surveillance Summaries, September 5, 63(SS08); 1-18, 2014.
0
What do we know about violence against women and girls and what more do we need to know to prevent it? A summary of the evidence
Fulu E, Heise L. What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls. 2014.
0
Toolkit for integrating GBV prevention and response into economic growth projects.
Part 2: GBV definition, prevalence and global statistics. USAID, 2014
0
Hidden in plain sight: A statistical analysis of violence against children.
UNICEF. 2014.
0
Global and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence.
World Health Organization, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council. 2013.
0
The world's women 2010: Trends and statistics.
Chapter 6: Violence against women. United Nations. 2010.
0
WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women. Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses.
World Health Organization. 2005.
0
Journal articles
Prevalence of intimate partner violence against women and associated factors in Ethiopia
Chernet A.G, Cherie K.T. BMC Womens Health. 20(1), e22, 2020.
1
2020-02-19 00:00:00
The epidemiology of rape and sexual violence in the platinum mining district of Rustenburg, South Africa: prevalence, and factors associated with sexual violence.
Steele S.J, Abrahams N, Duncan K, Woollett N, Hwang B, O'Connell L, van Cutsem G, Shroufi A. PLoS One. ePub, 2019.
1
2019-08-06 00:00:00
Prevalence and risk correlates of intimate partner violence among a multisite cohort of young transgender women.
Garthe R.C, Hidalgo M.A, Hereth J, Garofalo R, Reisner S.L, Mimiaga M.J, Kuhns L. LGBT Health. ePub, 2018.
1
2018-08-20 00:00:00
Understanding the elevated prevalence of intimate partner violence in interracial relationships.
Brownridge D.A, Taillieu T, Chan K.L, Piotrowski C. J. Interpers. Violence. ePub, 2018.
1
2018-07-11 00:00:00
Prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of intimate partner violence against women in El Salvador.
Navarro-Mantas L, Velásquez M.J, Lemus S, Megías J.L. J. Interpers. Violence. ePub, 2018.
1
2018-06-25 00:00:00
Prevalence and risk factors of physical or sexual intimate violence perpetration amongst men in four districts in the central region of Ghana: baseline findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial.
Chirwa E.D, Sikweyiya Y, Addo-Lartey A.A, Ogum Alangea D, Coker-Appiah D, Adanu R.M.K, Jewkes R. PLoS One. ePub, 13(3), 2018.
1
2018-03-23 00:00:00
Intimate partner violence against young women: prevalence and associated factors in Europe.
Sanz-Barbero B, López Pereira P, Barrio G, Vives-Cases C. J. Epidemiol. Community Health. ePub, 2018.
1
2018-03-19 00:00:00
Research protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of elder abuse prevalence studies.
Yon Y, Mikton C, Gassoumis Z.D, Wilber K.H. Can J Aging. 36(2), 256-265, 2017.
1
Prevalence of past-year sexual assault victimization among undergraduate students: exploring differences by and intersections of gender identity, sexual identity, and race/ethnicity
Coulter R.W, Mair C, Miller E, Blosnich J.R, Matthews D.D, McCauley H.L. Prev. Sci. ePub, 2017.
1
Lifetime prevalence and incidence of sexual victimization of adolescents in institutional care
Allroggen M, Rau T, Ohlert J, Fegert J.M. Child Abuse Negl. ePub, 2017.
1
Prevalence of intimate partner violence and abuse and associated factors among women enrolled into a cluster randomised trial in northwestern Tanzania
Kapiga S, Harvey S, Muhammad A.K, Stöckl H, Mshana G, Hashim R, Hansen C, Lees S, Watts C. BMC Public Health. 17(190), 2017.
1
Prevalence and risk factors associated with forced-sex among South African high school students.
Naidoo S, Sartorius B, De Vries H, Taylor M. Journal of Community Health. ePub, 2017.
0
Prevalence and associated risk factors of violence against conflict-affected female adolescents: a multi-country, cross-sectional study.
Stark L, Asghar K, Yu G, Bora C, Baysa A.A, Falb K.L. J Glob Health. ePub, 2017.
0
Prevalence of strangulation in survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Mcquown C, Frey J, Steer S, Fletcher G.E, Kinkopf B, Fakler M, Prulhiere V. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 34(7): 1281–1285, 2016.
0
Bridging the gaps: A global review of intersection of violence against women and violence against children.
Guedes A, Bott S, Garcia-Moreno C, Colombini M. Global Health Action. 9: 1-15, 2016.
0
To tell or not to tell.
Carretta C.M, Burgess A.W, DeMarco R. Violence Against Women. ePub, 2016.
0
The prevalence of sexual violence.
Allroggen M, Rassenhofer M, Witt A, Plener P.L, Brahler E, Fegert J.M. Dtsch. Arztebl. Int. 113(7): 107-113, 2016.
0
Disclosing sexual assault within social networks: a mixed-method investigation.
Dworkin E.R, Pittenger S.L, Allen NE. Am. J. Community Psychol. 57(1-2): 216-228. 2016.
0
Abuse characteristics and individual differences related to disclosing childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and witnessed domestic violence.
Bottoms B. L, Peter-Hagene L.C, Epstein M.A, Wiley T.R.A, Reynolds C. E, Rudnicki A.G. J Interpers Violence, 31 (7), 1308–1339, 2016.
0
Meta-analysis of the prevalence of unacknowledged rape.
Wilson L.C, Miller K.E. Trauma, Violence & Abuse. 17(2), 149-159, 2016.
0
Conceptualizing a subtype of patients with chronic pain: The necessity of obtaining a history of sexual abuse.
Spiegel D.R, Shaukat A.M, Mccroskey A.L et al. Int. J. Psychiatry Med,51(1): 84-103, 2016.
0
Intimate partner sexual violence a review of terms, definitions, and prevalence.
Bagwell-Gray M.E. Messing J.T. Baldwin-White A. Trauma, abuse and violence. 16(3) 316-335, 2015.
0
Survivors in the margins: The invisibility of violence against older women.
Crockett C; Brandl, B and Dabby, F.C. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 27(4-5), 2015.
0
Gender-based violence against adolescent and young adult women in low- and middle-income countries.
Decker M.R, Latimore A.D, Yasutake S, Haviland M, Ahmed S, Blum R.W, Sonenstein F, Astone N.M. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(2), 188-196, 2015.
0
Worldwide prevalence of non-partner sexual violence: A systematic review.
Abrahams N, Devries K, Watts C et al. The Lancet , 383(9929): 1648 - 1654, 2014.
0
Prevalence and evolution of intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.
Van Parys A, Deschepper E, Michielsen K, Temmerman M, Verstraelen H. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.14:294, 2014.
0
Sexual violence against women: The scope of the problem.
Dartnall E and Jewkes R. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol, 27(1): 3-13, 2013.
0
Prevalence of and factors associated with non-partner rape perpetration: findings from the UN Multi-country Cross-sectional Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific.
Jewkes R, Fulu E, Roselli T, Garcia-Moreno C, on behalf of the UN Multi-country Cross-sectional Study on Men and Violence research team. The Lancet Global Health.1(4), e208-e218, 2013.
0
Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence in the Netherlands, the risk of revictimization and pregnancy: Results from a national population survey.
de Haas S, van Berlo W, Bakker F, Vanwesenbeeck I. Violence Vict. 27(4): 592-608, 2012.
0
Physical and sexual lifetime violence: Prevalence and influence on fear of childbirth before, during and after delivery.
Schroll A.M, Tabor A, Kjaergaard H.J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol; 32(1):19-26, ePub, 2011.
0
Prevalence and risk factors of violence against women among Spanish female university students.
Vazquez F, Torres A, Otero P, Blanco V, López M. Psicothema; 22(2): 196-201, 2010.
0
Prevalence and patterns of gender-based violence and revictimization among women attending antenatal clinics in Soweto, South Africa.
Dunkle K.L, Jewkes R.K, Brown H.C, Yoshihama M et al. Am J Epidemiol, 1;160(3): 230-9, 2004.
0
Violence against women: Global scope and magnitude.
Watts C and Zimmerman C. The Lancet, 359(9313): 1232–1237, 2002.
0
Links
Everywoman everywhere: Her right to a life free of violence
0
Fast facts: Statistics on violence against women and girls
UN Women
0
Gender and SBCC implementation kit
0
Institute for Women’s Empowerment
0
National Sexual Violence Research Center
0
News Deeply: Women and Girls Hub.
0
Sexual Violence: Data sources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
0
The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP)
0
What works to prevent violence against women and girls
0