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WHO Study on Adolescent Girls 2024
August 8 , 2024
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- One fourth of adolescent girls who have been in relationships have endured physical or sexual violence.
- WHO’s report showed that 24% of them had been subjected to intimate partner violence at least once, with 16% reporting it in the past year.
- Rates were highest in Oceania followed by Africa, with 49% of girls reporting intimate partner violence in Papua New Guinea and 42% in Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The lowest rate was Europe where 10% reported incidents.
- According to the UN, 1 in 5 young women worldwide (19%) were married in child hood in 2022.
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