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摘要

Daniel Pilger and Charlotte Watts address the puzzling question of why the prevalence of intimate partner homicide is high in regions where the prevalence of intimate partner violence is fairly low, using the recently published estimates of prevalence of intimate partner homicide1 and intimate partner violence.2 Their analysis compares rates of homicide in women who did and did not experience intimate partner violence, worldwide and for different regions. Their findings suggest that homicide rates are higher in women who experienced intimate partner violence in most regions, even in those with a fairly low prevalence of intimate partner violence.