Intimate Partner Violence

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
IPV
Pronunciation
/ˈɪnɪmət ˈpɑrtnər ˈvaɪələns/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Law & Legal

Examples in Context

  1. The study on " Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women " explored intimate partner violence, which is the most common form of violence in women's lives.
  2. Intimate partner violence has also been associated with higher rates of infant and child mortality and morbidity ( e.g.diarrhoeal disease, malnutrition ).
  3. Intimate partner violence in pregnancy also increases the likelihood of miscarriage, stillbirth, pre-term delivery and low birth weight.
  4. Risk factors specific to intimate partner violence include
  5. Official statistics show that a quarter of women have experienced intimate partner violence, but feminist activists say that number is an underestimate.

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