MARA region tops the list of reported prevalence of domestic violence by 72 per cent as Tanga region records few cases by 16 per cent per year, a study on Gender Based Violence (GBV) by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) has revealed.
Director of Gender and Child Health in the MoHSW, Dr Grace Mallya, said in Dar es Salaam that the reported overall prevalence of domestic violence in the country among women aged 15-49 was 45 per cent.
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