Abstract
The Galle Medical Journal is published by the Galle Medical Association. The journal is published quarterly in March, June, September and December each year. The submissions are accepted throughout the year. The aims of the Journal are to foster co-operation among the medical fraternity and to be a forum to make literary contributions, share experiences encountered in medical practice, update their knowledge and have debates on topics related to all aspects of medicine.
Highlights
This paper presents wife battery in Southern region of Sri Lanka, as a part of a worldwide phenomenon
Partner abuse exists in a variety of forms including physical assault such as punching, slapping, kicking, and beatings; psychological abuse, such as constant belittling, intimidation, and humiliation; and coercive sex
Physical abuse is the most visible of all kinds of wife battery whereas psychological abuse is usually non-exhibiting in majority cases
Summary
It has been noted worldwide, that one of the most common forms of violence against women (VAW) is abuse by their husbands or other intimate male partners. Partner abuse exists in a variety of forms including physical assault such as punching, slapping, kicking, and beatings; psychological abuse, such as constant belittling, intimidation, and humiliation; and coercive sex. Physical abuse is the most visible of all kinds of wife battery whereas psychological abuse is usually non-exhibiting in majority cases. The present study was conducted to ascertain the nature and circumstances of violence against women. In this survey a battered wife was defined as a woman who had received deliberate severe and repeated demonstrable physical injury from her husband
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