Citation

Garg S, Singh R. Indian J. Public Health 2013; 57(1): 4-7.

Affiliation

Director-Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Indian Public Health Association)

DOI

10.4103/0019-557X.111355

PMID

23649135

Abstract

Gender-violence also known as domestic violence, domestic abuse, spousal abuse or intimate partner violence, can be broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, friends or cohabitation. It can manifest as physical aggression, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, intimidation, stalking and economic and food deprivation. In most countries gender violence is a crime; though scope of the domestic or gender violence act and severity of punishment varies considerably between the countries.

Language: en