Stage play "Abused under his charm"
- Mbvtech
- May 1, 2014
- 1 min read
Nearly one in four women in the U.S. reports experiencing violence by a current or former spouse or boyfriend at some point in her life.
On average, three women are killed every day as a result of domestic violence.
More than 40 percent of female murder victims are killed by their husbands or boyfriends.
Data collected in 2005 found that women experience two million injuries from partner violence each year.
Women ages 20 to 24 are at the greatest risk of experiencing nonfatal intimate partner violence.
They also experience the highest rates of rape and sexual assault.More than 80 percent of victims of domestic violence are women.
About 75 percent of the people who commit domestic violence are male.
Women who have experienced domestic violence are much more likely to have a stroke, develop heart disease, develop asthma, and drink heavily than women who haven’t experienced DV.
Sexual and domestic violence is also linked to a range of reproductive health issues, including sexually transmitted infections and HIV, miscarriages, and risky sexual health behavior.
In short, domestic violence affects the health of individuals, families, and communities.
Luckily, there are a host of organizations working to eliminate violence through a wide range of perspectives and methods.
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