Violence Against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comparative analysis of population- based data from 12 countries
Categories: Human Rights
Sub-Categories: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Year: 2013
Citation: Bott, Sarah, Alessandra Guedes, Mary Goodwin, and Jennifer Adams Mendoza. Violence Against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comparative analysis of population- based data from 12 countries. Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization, 2013.
Sub-Categories: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Year: 2013
Citation: Bott, Sarah, Alessandra Guedes, Mary Goodwin, and Jennifer Adams Mendoza. Violence Against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comparative analysis of population- based data from 12 countries. Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization, 2013.
Executive Summary
The overall purpose of this comparative analysis is to raise awareness of violence against women at national and regional levels. Specific objectives are to:
• Make comparative data from DHS and RHS surveys from the Region easier to access and disseminate among researchers, policy makers, and program managers.
• Increase knowledge about the prevalence, risk factors, consequences, and attitudes towards violence against women in the Region.
• Catalyze change by motivating policy makers and programmers to design and implement evidence- based strategies to prevent and respond to violence against women in the Region.