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Domestic Violence
Domestic violence against women seeking abortion in China reported
October 23rd, 2005
Researchers report the prevalence of domestic violence against women seeking abortion in China in a recent issue of Contraception. According to a study from China, "A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the prevalence, type, and severity of domestic violence (DV), and determine the factors related to DV among women seeking induced abortion in China. A total of 1,215 women seeking induced abortion were interviewed." "The results show that the prevalence of DV among participants was 22.6%," reported Jiuling Wu and collaborators at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Peking University. "The violence included...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-10-23)
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