INQUIRER.net: WHO study: Third of women suffer domestic violence

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WHO study: Third of women suffer domestic violence Jun 20th 2013, 22:45 LONDON— In the first major global review of violence against women, a series of reports released Thursday found that about a third of women have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner.   The head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, called it "a global health problem of epidemic proportions," and other experts said screening for domestic violence should be added to all levels of health care.   Among the findings: 40 percent of women killed worldwide were slain by an intimate partner, and being assaulted by a partner was the most common kind of violence experienced by women.   Researchers used a broad def... Keep on reading: WHO study: Third of women suffer domestic violence Media files: domestic-violence-701x600.jpg (image/jpeg)

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