**1. Introduction**

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Sexual violence is defined as any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, unwanted sexual comments or advances, or acts to traffic, or otherwise directed, against a person's sexuality using coercion, by any person regardless of their relationship to the victim, in any setting, including but not limited to home and work (1). In many countries a substantial proportion of women experiencing physical violence also experience sexual abuse. The term intimate partner abuse refers to the physical, sexual, and/or psychologial abuse of an individual perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner. While this term is gender-neutral, women are more likely to experience physical injuries and incur psychological concequences of intimate partner abuse (2).

Sexual abuse of women is commonly recognized as an important public health problem because of its attendant morbidity, mortality, and long-term impact on women's health (3-8).
