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The most common consequence of domestic violence is mental disorder (70% of women exposed to domestic violence mentioned it). Children very often witness the scenes of domestic violence and their psychological health is also adversely affected (49% of responses). However, besides psychological health, domestic violence may threaten a woman’s life. According to the opinion of 26% of women exposed to domestic violence (7% of married women) violence committed by their husbands imposed real threat to woman’s life. A woman loses her self-respect and self-confidence and it subsequently worsens her subordinate position as a result of domestic violence.