Equatorial Guinea with an estimated population of 1,225,377 inhabitants, according to the IV CGPV of 2015, of which 47.6% were women. The total fertility rate is high: each woman has an average of 5.1 children during her reproductive life. The population is young (55.8% under 25 years of age and 37.1% under 15 years of age). According to the Demographic and Health Survey (EDS-2011), Six out of ten women (63%) have been subjected to physical violence since the age of 15, mainly carried out by their current or most recent husband/partner. recent, but also by the father/stepfather and the mother/stepmother; three out of ten women (32%) reported having been victims of acts of sexual violence at some point in their lives; Among women who have been married, 65% have experienced physical, sexual or emotional violence by your current or most recent husband; Among women who have experienced physical violence in the past 12 months, 46% had injuries as a result of the violence. Faced with this situation, the Government of Guinea Equatorial, through the Ministry of Gender Equality, Social Affairs and Crafts with the technical and financial support of UNFPA, carried out a situational analysis on the factors that favor gender violence in 2023 to collect information on cases of violence registered through the different provincial and district structures involved, identify the type of violence they have suffered, as well as the type of assistance or support...
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06 May 2026
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139985048
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