BMJ  2005;331 (23 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7510.0-b

Spousal physical violence affects one in three Albanian wives

More than a third of married women in Albania experience at least one episode of violence from their husbands during a year. A questionnaire study by Burazeri and colleagues (p 197) included 1039 married women living in Tirana, the country's capital. The risk was greatest for more empowered women, defined as well educated, employed in white collar occupations, and particularly those who are better educated than their spouses. The prevalence is among the highest recorded in population studies.

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