Which Statement Among the Following Concerning Violence Against Women Is

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which statement among the following concerning violence against women is FALSE?

• A) Female infanticide is no longer practiced-even in the least developed world.
• B) More women worldwide are injured because of beatings by spouses than by any other cause.
• C) In India in 2008,there were an estimated 8,172 deaths of women at the hands of husbands and relatives because the women brought an insufficient dowry.
• D) Between 100 million and 140 million girls and women have been subjected to genital mutilation.

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