Gender-based violence: a barrier to sexual and reproductive health and rights

The extent of violence against women and girls across the world is alarming and is increasingly recognised not only as a grave human rights violation, but also as a public health problem that affects the lives and physical and mental health of millions of women and girls globally. Rooted in gender inequality, violence against women and girls constitutes a major barrier to their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research