Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health concern that annually affects 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide. The term “intimate partner violence” defines as physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse.
 Women with the characteristics like: low level of education, history of abuse among parents, history of childhood, abuse, antisocial personality disorder, attitudes accepting violence and male privilege are more susceptible to IPV. Consequence of this violence, victims may experience some serious short- and long-term physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health problems such as injuries, chronic pain, gastrointestinal, and gynecological problems including sexually-transmitted diseases, depression, homicide or suicide, and post-traumatic stress disorders.
Highlights
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health concern that annually affects 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide
Women with the characteristics like: low level of education, history of abuse among parents, history of childhood, abuse, antisocial personality disorder, attitudes accepting violence and male privilege are more susceptible to IPV 2
Prevalence rate of IPV by WHO region in 2010 are presented in Figure 1, as shown the wide variability in levels of violence within and among regions the higher prevalence belong to south East Asia and east Mediterranean regions with 37.7% and 37% respectively, the rate of IPV in high income countries was much lower (23.2%) 5
Summary
Correspondence Ensiyeh Jenabi, Pediatric Developmental Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Email: en.jenabi@yahoo.com History Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health concern that annually affects 1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide.
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