Colombia worst in Latin America for violence against women

Colombia worst in Latin America for violence against women
Dec 1, 2014 posted by David Wing

Colombia worst in Latin America for violence against women

Violence against women is more prevalent in Colombia than any other Latin American and Caribbean country, a study by the Pan American Health Organization shows.

A summary of the study compares 12 different countries on reported cases of sexual or physical violence in 2013. It also compares the numbers of women killed by their partner or former partner.

Colombia ranked highest in the study with 88 women reported killed by their partner or former partner. Almost 40% of Colombian women surveyed reported experiencing some sort of violence from their partner. 22% of women surveyed reported having suffered some form of violence in the last year.

This study assumes that these numbers are only a portion of the actual violence, noting that the majority of incidents go unreported.

Data from the study suggests that the majority of Latin American women who are victims of violence from their partner live in urban areas. The strongest factors associated with a violent partner were: being separated or divorced, higher number of live births, and a history of their father beating their mother.

More:
http://colombiareports.co/colombia-worst-latin-america-violence-women/