TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Reduction in prevalence of spousal physical violence against women in India: evidence from three national surveys
JO  - International journal of injury control and safety promotion
A1  - Joy, Melvin
A1  - Mani, Thenmozhi
A1  - Jeyaseelan, L.
A1  - Babu, Malavika
A1  - S, Marimuthu
A1  - Kumar, Shuba
A1  - Mohanraj, Rani
A1  - Viswanathan, Shankar
A1  - Bangdiwala, Shrikant I.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Spousal physical violence (PV) against women is considered to be major health issue in developing countries. Lifetime physical violence is a composite outcome consists of hit, kick, beat, slap and threatened with weapon, perpetrated by the husband. The study aims to examine changes in prevalence and specific risk factors for PV from 1998 to 2016 in India. This study analyzed data from a cross sectional epidemiological survey in 1998-1999, NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016) data. There was a significant decline of about 10% (95% CI: 8.8%-11.1%) in PV. Major risk factors for change in PV were husband's use of alcohol, illiteracy and socio-economic status of the household. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act may have played a role in reducing the PV. Even though there was a decline in PV, actions have to be implemented from the root level to ensure women empowerment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1745-7300
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2023.2188468
ID  - ref1
ER  -