Abstract
Domestic violence is physical, sexual, or psychological abuse directed
towards one’s spouse, partner, or other family member within the
household. Domestic abuse is a pattern of one person exerting coercive
control over another. The one who abuses, uses physical and sexual
threats, emotional insults, and financial deprivation to control and
manipulate the victims. The aggression might be intermittent,
infrequent, or chronic in nature. Violence against women, particularly
intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women causes major
public health problems and violations of women’s human rights. According
to the World Health Organization, globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women
worldwide suffer either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence
or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Worldwide, almost one
third (27%) of women aged 15-49 years who have been in a relationship
report that they have faced mild to severe forms of physical and/or
sexual violence by their intimate partner. (WHO, 2021).