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Jun 30, 2018 - with some kind of weapon that would be found at home and the husbands had a problem with alcohol abuse or heavy drinking.[5] However, inĀ ...
Medico-Legal Journal of Sri Lanka, 2018;6(1)

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Maria Ulnes 1* , Hanna Hultquist1, Manjika M Sithum2, Muditha Vidanapathirana3, Kumudu Wijewardene2, Lena Anderson4 Faculty of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka 3 Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka 4 Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, the Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden.

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Weapons Used to Harm Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence and Community Violence

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Introduction The pattern of intimate partner violence has not been studied in-depth in Sri Lanka. The aim of this study was to investigate the weapons use among women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) and to compare with community violence (CV). Method A retrospective, comparative cross-sectional study of women who have undergone medico-legal examination after reporting IPV or CV to a tertiary care hospital, in Colombo, Sri Lanka years from January 2011 to December 2012 was conducted. Of 9000 Medico-Legal Examination Forms, women above 18 years who had reported IPV and CV were studied. Results The prevalence of reported cases of IPV was 2.8% and CV was 5%. Of them, 255 (36%) IPV and 449 (64%) CV were reported. IPV was common among young, married, unemployed women (p