Metrics details. Little is known about the prevalence of intimate partner violence IPV and its associated factors among adolescents and younger women. The lifetime prevalence of IPV ranged from 19 to 66 percent among women aged 15 to 24, with most sites reporting prevalence above 50 percent. Adolescent and young women face a substantially higher risk of experiencing IPV than older women. Ensuring that adolescents and young women enjoy relationships free of violence is an important investment in their future.
Peer Review reports. Violence against women, especially by an intimate partner is receiving increased attention due to its widespread nature and severe health consequences [ 1 , 2 ].
The prevalence of intimate partner violence IPV is assumed to be even higher among adolescents and young women, a claim that is sustained by evidence from the USA, where the majority of studies on IPV among adolescents and young adults originate from [ 4 β 8 ]. However, evidence increasingly emerges from non-industrial countries on the prevalence, risk factors and health effects of IPV among this population [ 9 , 10 ], especially among student populations [ 11 , 12 ] and in respect to the high risk posed by early marriage [ 13 β 15 ].
At the same time, adolescence and early adulthood is a time of rapid physical, psychological and cognitive changes, stress and experimentation, which can be psychologically taxing and often overwhelming [ 9 ].
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Causes of mortality in later life stages often have their origin in events or behaviors developed during adolescence [ 16 ] as adolescents and young adults are most likely to engage in risky and unhealthy behavior, such as substance abuse, school dropout, eating disorders, high-risk sexual behaviors, lack of physical activity and early pregnancy.
