It is not surprising that research employing diverse methodologies has yielded very different
estimates of intimate-perpetrated violence against women. The purpose of this article is to�…

This article examines the national data systems and sources used to assess the extent and
seriousness of violence against women. The major existing data sources consist of the�…

This report presents findings from the National Violence Against Women (NVAW) Survey on
the extent, nature, and consequences of intimate partner violence in the United States. The�…

Apparent differences between violence against women estimates from the National Crime
Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAWS)�…

Violence against women is not a new phenomenon nor are its consequences to women's
physical, mental and reproductive health. What is new is the growing recognition that acts of�…

This study compares risk factors for intimate partner violence–related injury across two
national data sources on violence against women, the Canadian Violence Against Women�…

Violence against women (VAW) is a prevalent problem with substantial physical and mental
health consequences throughout the world, and sound public policy is dependent on having�…

The objective of this paper is to review the methodological issues that arise when studying
violence against women as a public health problem, focusing on intimate partner violence�…

Using data from a telephone survey of 8,000 US men and 8,000 US women, this study
compares the prevalence and consequences of violence perpetrated against men and�…

Research on trends in partner violence has primarily relied on official measures of
victimization focusing primarily on women's risk for intimate partner homicide. The current�…