ABSTRACT
WHO researchers conducted a study to estimate IPV against women in 15 sites in 10 countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Japan, Namibia, Peru, Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, Thailand, and the United Republic of Tanzania. The organization found that of the 24,097 women interviewed, reported lifetime prevalence of IPV varied from 15% to 71% (Garcia-Moreno, Jansen, Ellsberg, Heise, & Watts, 2006). Results of the WHO report indicated that IPV against women has no geographic, cultural, religious, or economic boundaries, and is widespread all over the world. It is therefore extremely important to address this phenomenon globally and at the local community level.
