UNFPA Asia and the Pacific

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The Right(s) Evidence | Sex Work, Violence and HIV in Asia: A Multi-Country Qualitative Study

This study provides a deep understanding of female, male and transgender sex workers’ experiences of violence, the contexts in which violence occurs, the factors that increas...

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Lao PDR National Survey on Women’s Health and Life Experiences 2014 (full report)

This National Study on Women’s Health and Life Experiences 2014 report is the first to provide nationally representative data focused on domestic violence in Lao PDR. ...

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Adding It Up 2014: Latin America and Caribbean Fact Sheet

In Latin America and the Caribbean, 62 per cent of women aged 15-49 want to avoid a pregnancy. However, 22 per cent of these women—23 million in 2014—are not using an effective con...

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Why do some women experience more violence by husbands than others? (Viet Nam summary report)

In 2010, the National Study on Domestic Violence against Women in Viet Nam was undertaken as part of the United Nations - Government of Viet Nam Joint Programme on Gender Equality ...

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Why do some women experience more violence by husbands than others? (Viet Nam full report)

In 2010, the National Study on Domestic Violence against Women in Viet Nam was undertaken as part of the United Nations - Government of Viet Nam Joint Programme on Gender Equality ...

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Belau (Palau) Family Health and Safety Study

The Belau Family Health and Safety Study aimed to obtain reliable data on the prevalence and types of violence against women in Palau.

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Federated States of Micronesia Family Health and Safety Study

The Federated States of Micronesia Family Health and Safety Study was the first research effort to gather comprehensive information around violence against women in the c...

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Nauru Family Health and Support Study

The Nauru Family Health and Support Study aimed to obtain reliable information on violence against women (VAW), its characteristics, and consequences in Nauru.

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The Cook Islands Family Health and Safety Study

The Family Health and Safety Study aimed to obtain reliable data on the prevalence and frequency of different types of violence against women in the Cook Islands. ...