TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Domestic Violence and Forced Sex Among the Urban Poor in South India: Implications for HIV Prevention
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Solomon, Suniti
A1  - Subbaraman, Ramnath
A1  - Solomon, S. S.
A1  - Srikrishnan, Aylur K.
A1  - Johnson, Sethulakshmi C.
A1  - Vasudevan, C. K.
A1  - Anand, Santhanam
A1  - Ganesh, Aylur K.
A1  - Celentano, David D.
SP  - 753
EP  - 773
VL  - 15
IS  - 7
N2  - This article examined the prevalence of physical and sexual violence among 1,974 married women from 40 low-income communities in Chennai, India. The authors found a 99% and 75% lifetime prevalence of physical abuse and forced sex, respectively, whereas 65% of women experienced more than five episodes of physical abuse in the 3 months preceding the survey. Factors associated with violence after multivariate adjustment included elementary/middle school education and variables suggesting economic insecurity. These domestic violence rates exceed those in prior Indian reports, suggesting women in slums may be at increased risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801209334602
ID  - ref1
ER  -