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Tonny Onyulo
UCA NEWS (Uganda)

"...The 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey -- Uganda's most recent-- reported 58.4% of married women had experienced physical, emotional or sexual violence from a partner, and 39.6% had experienced it within the previous year. The report also showed that among the married women who had experienced physical violence, the most common perpetrator was the current husband (56%), followed by a former partner (29%)..."

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Tonny Onyulo
UCA NEWS (Uganda)

"...The 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey -- Uganda's most recent-- reported 58.4% of married women had experienced physical, emotional or sexual violence from a partner, and 39.6% had experienced it within the previous year. The report also showed that among the married women who had experienced physical violence, the most common perpetrator was the current husband (56%), followed by a former partner (29%)..."

URL to article: https://www.ucanews.com/news/ugandan-catholic-leaders-work-to-reduce-violence-against-women/93657