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. 2012 May 20;2012:307271. doi: 10.5402/2012/307271

Table 1.

Different forms of violence occurring in Ethiopian women's lifecycle [19, 22, 24, 25, 31, 34].

Phase Type of violence
Prebirth Male preference
Infancy Preferential treatment for boys (e.g., stopping breastfeeding earlier for girls), female genital mutilation (FGM)
Childhood Food/nutritional misallocation, FGM, early marriage, sexual abuse, rape
Adolescence Food/nutritional misallocation, FGM, not sending girls to school, psychological abuse, sexual harassment, domestic violence (IPV), abduction, rape, trafficking
Adulthood Food/nutritional misallocation, domestic violence (IPV), sexual harassment, rape
Old age Food/nutritional misallocation, rape