Reduction in prevalence of spousal physical violence against women in India: evidence from three national surveys.

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1080/17457300.2023.2188468

Melvin Joy, Thenmozhi Mani, L Jeyaseelan, Malavika Babu, Marimuthu S, Shuba Kumar, Rani Mohanraj, Shankar Viswanathan, Shrikant I Bangdiwala

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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.

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印度配偶对妇女的身体暴力发生率降低:来自三项全国调查的证据。

在发展中国家，配偶对妇女的身体暴力被认为是一个主要的健康问题。终身身体暴力是由丈夫实施的打打、踢打、打耳光和武器威胁构成的复合结果。该研究旨在研究1998年至2016年印度PV患病率和特定风险因素的变化。本研究分析了1998-1999年横断面流行病学调查数据、NFHS-3(2005-2006)和NFHS-4(2015-2016)数据。PV显著下降约10% (95% CI: 8.8%-11.1%)。PV变化的主要危险因素是丈夫饮酒、文盲和家庭的社会经济地位。《保护妇女免受家庭暴力法》可能在减少PV方面发挥了作用。尽管PV有所下降，但必须从基层实施行动，以确保赋予妇女权力。

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion (formerly Injury Control and Safety Promotion) publishes articles concerning all phases of injury control, including prevention, acute care and rehabilitation. Specifically, this journal will publish articles that for each type of injury: •describe the problem •analyse the causes and risk factors •discuss the design and evaluation of solutions •describe the implementation of effective programs and policies The journal encompasses all causes of fatal and non-fatal injury, including injuries related to: •transport •school and work •home and leisure activities •sport •violence and assault