Intimate partner violence affects millions of people and changes them forever; it is a serious, preventable public health problem. In many countries domestic violence refers to intimate partner violence. Unlike intimate partner violence, domestic violence can include child or elder abuse, or abuse by any member of a household. Intimate partner violence can be a current or former partner and does not require sexual intimacy. Intimate partner violence includes physical, sexual, emotional (psychological) abuse and controlling behaviors by an intimate partner and is one of the most common forms of violence against women. Some examples of acts of physical violence are slapping, hitting, kicking, punching, and biting. While, sexual violence can include
