KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has described violence against women as a health issue, a violation of women's human rights, bodily integrity, and sexual and reproductive rights.
He said abused women were more likely than non-abused women to engage in high-risk behaviour, such as smoking and substance use disorders.
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