Physical violence against intimate partners and related exposures to violence among South African men

Jhumka Gupta; Jay G. Silverman; D. Hemenway; Dolores Acevedo‐García; Dan Joseph Stein; David R. Williams

doi:10.1503/cmaj.071655

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We found a high prevalence of physical violence perpetrated by men against their intimate partners. Men who experienced physical abuse during childhood or were exposed to parental violence were at the greatest risk.

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