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Domestic Violence in Women-Indian Scenario
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Domestic violence or intimate partner violence as it sometimes called is a world wide problem. Women are much more likely to be injured by a family members or by someone knownto them. Domestic violence is a wide spread problem, its actual extent is difficult. Domestic violence refers to violence against women not only in homes but also in work place. In recent survey it shows that 27% of women have experienced domestic violence since the age of 15 in India. The violence tends to escalate often the first to detect the domestic violence victim since usual site of injuries are in head and neck region. The dentists can play a vital role in preventing violence against women and children by helping and providing necessary treatment and care.
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Domestic Violence, Injury, Women, Dentist.
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