Berbice has highest rate of physical violence against women, study finds

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A section of the gathering at the launch of a National Conversation on Domestic Violence, Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal (GINA Photo)
A section of the gathering at the launch of a National Conversation on Domestic Violence, Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal (GINA Photo)

A recent study has revealed that the lifetime prevalence of physical violence against women in Guyana was the highest in Berbice, Human Services Minister Dr Jennifer Webster announced on Wednesday.

The study, commissioned by the ministry in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund, found that the prevalence was “77 percent in Region 6, followed by 65 percent in Region 4 and 63 percent in Region 10,” Webster was quoted as saying by the Government Information Agency (GINA).

She was speaking at the time at the launch of the