PETALING JAYA-Intimate partner violence( IPV) is a pervasive issue that can strike within marriages or among unmarried partners, affecting women and girls across all walks of life. According to a study published by the World Health Organisation( WHO) on July 29, more than 27 per cent of women and girls aged between 15 and 49 who have had a partner have endured physical or sexual violence, or both, at the hands of an intimate partner at least once in their lifetime. Alarmingly, 13 per cent have f