Intimate partner sexual violence

This article is about sexual abuse among partners. For another article on this topic, see Marital rape. For more about violence between intimate partners, see Domestic violence.
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Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) deals with sexual violence within the context of domestic violence. Intimate partner sexual violence is defined by any unwanted sexual contact or activity by an intimate partner in order to control an individual through fear, threats, or violence.[1][2] Women are the primary victims of this type of violence.[3]

  1. ^ Advocacy. "Intimate Partner Sexual Violence". www.wcsap.org. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. ^ "Definitions | Sexual Violence Research Initiative". www.svri.org. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  3. ^ "WHO | Intimate partner and sexual violence (violence against women)". WHO. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved 2020-09-30.