One in three women has been abused by her partner in America, says OPS • El Nuevo Diario

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned Thursday that one in three women in American countries had suffered violence from their partners throughout their lives, highlighting the dispersion between different countries.

"In our region, partner violence is the most prevalent form of violence against women and affects one in three women in America," said Isabella Danel, Deputy Director of PAHO at the University of Toronto. A conference in Washington.

According to the study, the prevalence of physical and / or sexual violence varies from one country to another. In some countries, this violence affects 14% of women and sometimes 60% of the female population. .

Research from national surveys in 24 countries shows that some types of violence have decreased over the last 20 years in Canada, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru.

However, the organization warned that "some variations in data from these countries were very small and some indicators had not changed linearly".

The organization has warned that violence against women has many health consequences, including death, whether due to murder, suicide or illness associated with it. infection or maternal mortality.