TY - JOUR
PY - 2019//
TI - Domestic violence and its determinants among 15-49-year-old women in a rural block in south India
JO - Indian journal of community medicine
A1 - Ram, Ananth
A1 - Victor, Catherine Priscilla
A1 - Christy, Hana
A1 - Hembrom, Sneha
A1 - Cherian, Anne George
A1 - Mohan, Venkata Raghava
SP - 362
EP - 367
VL - 44
IS - 4
N2 - CONTEXT: Domestic violence in Indian setting has five major components: emotional abuse; physical violence; sexual violence; honor killing; dowry-related abuse; and death. AIMS: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of domestic violence and 3 of its components - emotional abuse, physical violence, and sexual violence among women in the age group of 15-49 years in Kaniyambadi block, rural Vellore, Tamil Nadu and to determine the risk factors of domestic violence. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A community-based cross-sectional study among women between the ages 15 and 49 years at the rural setting of Kaniyambadi block, Tamil Nadu.
RESULTS: Prevalence of all forms of domestic violence among women was 77.5%, and forty percent women were classified as having ever been subjected to severe domestic violence. Prevalence of physical violence was 65.8%, sexual abuse was 17.5%, and emotional abuse was 54.2%. Alcohol consumption by husband (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 4.37; 1.35, 14.18), controlling behavior by family member (AOR 8.07; 2.47, 26.37), and woman's employment (AOR 4.33; 1.27, 14.77) were statistically significant determinants of domestic violence. Three-fourth (73.1%) of the women felt that being subjected to domestic violence has affected their physical and mental health.
CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of domestic violence in our community needs to be addressed as it has tacit implications on socioeconomic well-being, physical and mental health of a woman, her family, and thereby, society as a whole.
Copyright: © 2019 Indian Journal of Community Medicine. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0970-0218
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_84_19
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