Jamaica has been included in a report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) which says violence against women perpetrated by an intimate partner continues to be a widespread public health problem in the Americas, including the Caribbean.
PAHO says the prevalence of physical and sexual violence varies among countries in the region.
According to PAHO, in 12 countries, including Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic as well as Trinidad and Tobago, this type of violence has affected more than a quarter of women at some point in their lives.
It argues that violence against women has many consequences for health, including death, diseases associated with HIV infection, suicide and maternal mortality, as well as injuries, unwanted pregnancy and mental disorders.
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Finally the Caribbean speaks about it instead of keeping domestic violence under wraps. But they forget that it happens to men too and affects men the same way minus unwanted pregnancy.