1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Nimra Institute of Medical Sciences, Nimra Nagar, Jupudi, Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada
2Assistant Professor, NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur District
3Assistant Professor, K.L.E.F, Vaddeswaram, Guntur District
*Corresponding author: Dr. K Ravimuni, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur District. E-mail ID: dr_rvmuni@yahoo.co.in Mobile: 9502852356
Online published on 16 August, 2018.
Domestic violence in India is endemic and widespread predominantly against women. Around 70% of women in India are victims to domestic violence according to ministry for women and child development. World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence as the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal development, or deprivation. Violence, in general is prevalent all over the world. No group, sex, caste, religion, region, race etc. is exception to this violence. Irrespective of the cause of violence, it finally leads to disease, disability, infirmity or death of the individual. Most of the victims of violence are women.
Domestic violence, women, intentional, injury
