@article{ref1,
title="Domestic violence and decision-making power of married women in Myanmar: analysis of a nationally representative sample",
journal="Annals of Saudi medicine",
year="2019",
author="Kabir, Russell and Haque, Mainul and Mohammadnezhad, Masoud and Samad, Nandeeta and Mostari, Shabnam and Jabin, Shiny and Majumder, Md Anwarul Azim and Rabbani, Md Golam",
volume="39",
number="6",
pages="395-402",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Women in Myanmar are not considered decision makers in the community and the physical and psychological effect of violence makes them more vulnerable. There is a strong negative reaction, usually violent, to any economic activity generated by women among poorer and middle-class families in Myanmar because a woman's income is not considered necessary for basic survival. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: Explore the relationship between domestic violence on the decision-making power of married women in Myanmar. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: National, both urban and rural areas of Myanmar. <br><br>PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data from the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16 were used in this analysis. In that survey, married women aged between 15 to 49 years were selected for interview using a multistage cluster sampling technique. The dependent variables were domestic violence and the decision-making power of women. Independent variables were age of the respondents, educational level, place of residence, employment status, number of children younger than 5 years of age and wealth index. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Domestic violence and decision-making power of women. SAMPLE SIZE: 7870 currently married women. <br><br>RESULTS: About 50% respondents were 35 to 49 years of age and the mean (SD) age was 35 (8.4) years. Women's place of residence and employment status had a significant impact on decision-making power whereas age group and decision-making power of women had a relationship with domestic violence. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Giving women decision making power will be indispensable for the achievement of sustainable development goals. Government and other stakeholders should emphasize this to eliminate violence against women. LIMITATIONS: Use of secondary data analysis of cross-sectional study design and cross-sectional studies are not suitable design to assess this causality. Secondly the self-reported data on violence may be subject to recall bias. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0256-4947",
doi="10.5144/0256-4947.2019.395",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2019.395"
}