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Abstract
Poor access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities heightens women's vulnerability to partnered and non-partnered violence and disproportionately impacts their health and well-being. However, no national-level study in India explores the links between WASH access and violence against women. This research examines household WASH access and its connection with intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in India. Utilizing 46,667 married women samples from National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 pan-India survey, the study analyses association of IPV with WASH indicators alongside other socio-economic variables. All WASH indicators in the study significantly associate with IPV, emphasizing an urgent need for gender-sensitive WASH research and policymaking.
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Violence against Women is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of research and information on all aspects of the problem of violence against women. The journal assumes a broad definition of violence; topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, sexual harassment, female infantcide, female circumcision, and female sexual slavery.
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