TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Prevalence of and reasons for domestic violence among women from low socioeconomic communities of Karachi
JO  - Eastern Mediterranean health journal
A1  - Ali, T. S.
A1  - Bustamante-Gavino, I.
SP  - 1417
EP  - 1426
VL  - 13
IS  - 6
N2  - We conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of domestic violence and identify the reasons for it among 400 married women aged 15-45 years in low socioeconomic areas in urban Karachi. Data were collected with a pretested questionnaire. The prevalence of verbal abuse was 97.5% by the husband and 97.0% by the in-laws; the prevalence of physical abuse was 80.0% and 57.5% by the husband and in-laws respectively. Financial issues were the commonest reason for domestic violence followed by infertility and not having a son. The prevalence of domestic violence in our sample of women is high. There is a need to address this problem with efforts from health workers, policy-makers, nongovernmental organizations and others.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1020-3397
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -