in addition per cent of kiribati women aged reported physical violence by men other than their partners most commonly by male family members including fathers or stepfathers and per cent reported having experienced nonpartner sexual violence the detrimental impacts of violence on womens physical sexual and mental health are well documented including unwanted pregnancies unsafe abortions miscarriages sexually transmitted diseases emotional distress and thoughts of suicide genderbased violence coordinators have been put in place in the ministry of health and the ministry of women youth and social affairs to support health promotion to outer islands capacity building and improved availability of emergency contraceptives