Citation

Ferdousy EZ, Matin MA. J. Health Popul. Nutr. 2015; 33(1): 16.

Affiliation

Department of Statistics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh; Centre for Health and Population Research)

DOI

10.1186/s41043-015-0016-y

PMID

26825360

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study investigates the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and its impact on child morbidity in the south Asian region.

METHODS: The analysis uses logistic regression models with cross sectional nationally representative data from three countries - Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The data have been pooled from 'Demographic and Health Surveys' (DHS) of Bangladesh, Nepal and 'National Family and Health Survey' (NFHS) of India.

RESULTS: The study revealed that after controlling for potential confounders, children of mothers experiencing physical violence, sexual violence or both were more likely to have Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) (ORadj 1.57; 95 % CI 1.48-1.67), fever (ORadj 1.44; 95 % CI 1.35-1.54) and diarrhea (ORadj 1.56; 95 % CI 1.44-1.69).

CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight that IPV can influence childhood morbidity and support the need to address IPV with a greater focus within current child nutrition and health programs and policies.

Language: en