Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health and human rights issue
that affects millions of women and girls. While disaggregated national statistics are crucial to …

Purpose Globally, adolescent women are at risk for gender-based violence (GBV) including
sexual violence and intimate partner violence (IPV). Those in economically distressed …

This meta-analytic review examines the association between childhood sexual abuse and
risky sexual behaviours with sub-group analyses by gender. Systematic searches of …

More than one billion children–half of all children in the world–are exposed to violence
every year. The violence children are exposed to includes both direct experiences of …

Background Many studies have identified a significant positive relation between intimate
partner violence and HIV in women, but adjusted analyses have produced inconsistent …

Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive global health issue affecting
adolescents. We reviewed randomized controlled trials of interventions to reduce physical …

A growing body of international research documents strong associations between gender‐
based violence and HIV, both in the general population and among high‐risk …

The health impacts of intimate partner violence against women and childhood sexual abuse
are not fully understood. Here we conducted a systematic review by comprehensively …

Background Understanding the past-year prevalence of male-perpetrated intimate partner
violence (IPV) and risk factors is essential for building evidence-based prevention and …

Background Pregnant women in settings with high HIV prevalence are at increased risk of
HIV acquisition and subsequent vertical transmission. We implemented and evaluated a …