Reasons and types of domestic violence against married women: a community based cross sectional study in urban slums of Pune, India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20242563Keywords:
Alcohol consumption, Domestic violence, Married women, Urban slumAbstract
Background: Worldwide, domestic violence against females is common across religion, culture, socio economic class and ethnicity. Objective was to assess reasons and types of domestic violence against married women in urban slums of Pune.
Methods: A community based cross sectional study was undertaken amongst 405 married women above 18 years of age. Chi square test was used to find an association between the different demographic variables with respect to domestic violence. Univariate logistic regression was used to find the Odds ratio between the domestic violence and different risk factors.
Results: Prevalence of domestic violence was 37.28%. Commonest reasons reported for domestic violence was ‘not doing household work properly’ (23.47%). Duration of marriage (p<0.05), total number of children (p<0.05), type of family (p<0.05) and alcohol consumption by husband were significantly associated with domestic violence.
Conclusions: Present study revealed that duration of marriage, total number of children, type of family and alcohol consumption by husband are the factors significantly associated with domestic violence against married women. Sessions on de -addiction and preventing the family from domestic violence arising due to it can be taken.
Metrics
References
Bhattacharya A, Yasmin S, Bhattacharya A, Baur B, Madhwani KP. Domestic violence against women: A hidden and deeply rooted health issue in India. J Fam Medi Prim Care. 2020;9(10):5229-35.
Choudhary R, Kaithwas M, Rana G. Domestic violence against women’s in india a study. PANACEA Int Res J. 2019;1(2):49-55.
George J, Nair D, Premkumar NR, Saravanan N, Chinnakali P, Roy G. The prevalence of domestic violence and its associated factors among married women in a rural area of Puducherry, South India. J Fam Medi Prim Care. 2016;5(3):672-6.
Mani T, Nadaraj A, Yadav B, Babu M, Kumar S, Bangdiwala SI, Jeyaseelan L. Community Prevalence and Risk Factors for Psychological Abuse in India. Asian Pacific J Health Sci. 2021;8(1):52-9.
National Family Health Survey 5 fact sheet report. Available at: https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/ default/files/NFHS-5_Phase-II_0.pdf. Accessed on 20 March 2023.
Sharma I. Violence against women: Where are the solutions?. Ind J Psych. 2015;57(2):131-9.
Dandona R, Gupta A, George S, Kishan S, Kumar GA. Domestic violence in Indian women: lessons from nearly 20 years of surveillance. BMC Wom Heal. 2022;22(1):128.
Mahapatro M, Gupta RN, Gupta V. The risk factor of domestic violence in India. Ind J Commu Medi. 2012;37(3):153-7.
National Family Health Survey 4 fact sheet report. Available at: http://rchiips.org/nfhs/districtfactsheet _NFHS-4.shtml. Accessed on 20 March 2023.
IndiaCode. The protection of women from domestic violence act 2005, act no.43 of 2005. Available at: https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2021/5/A2005-43.pdf. Accessed on 20 March 2023.
Nolan LB. Slum definitions in Urban India: implications for the measurement of health inequalities. Popul Dev Rev. 2015;41(1):59-84.
Park K. Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. 26th ed. Jabalpur: Banarasidas Bhanot Publishers; 2021:773-4.
Directorate of Census operations. Census of India Maharashtra District census handbook, 2011. Available at: http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011 census/dchb_A/27/2785_PART_A_DCHB_PUNE.pdf. Accessed 23 April 2023.
Daruwalla N, Kanougiya S, Gupta A, Gram L, Osrin D. Prevalence of domestic violence against women in informal settlements in Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2020;10(12):e042444.
Sharma KK, Vatsa M, Kalaivani M, Bhardwaj DN. Prevalence, pattern and predictors of domestic violence against women in Delhi: a community based study. Int J Commu Med Public Health. 2019;6(8):3391-406.
Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family and Welfare. National family health survey 5 fact sheet report. Available at https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/NFHS-5_Phase-II_0.pdf. Accessed 20 July 2023.
Garg N, Hans G, Gupta SK, Vikas H, Pandey V. A Study on Prevalence of Domestic Violence among Women in Servant's Quarters of a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India. Int J Res Found Hospit Healthcare Administr. 2018;6(2):57-62.
Bhattacharya A, Basu M, Das P, Sarker AP, Das PK, Roy B. Domestic violence: A hidden and deeply rooted health issue in India. South East Asia J Public Heal. 2013;3(1):17-23.
Kundapur R, Shetty SM, Kempaller VJ, Kumar A, Anurupa M. Violence against educated women by intimate partners in urban Karnataka, India. Ind J Commu Med. 2017;42(3):147-50.
Berg MJ, Kremelberg D, Dwivedi P, Verma S, Schensul JJ, Gupta K, et al. The effects of husband’s alcohol consumption on married women in three low-income areas of greater Mumbai. AIDS and behaviour. 2010;14(Suppl 1):S126-35.
Semahegn A, Mengistie B. Domestic violence against women and associated factors in Ethiopia; systematic review. Reproduct Heal. 2015;12:1-2.
Mahapatro M, Gupta RN, Gupta V. The risk factor of domestic violence in India. Ind J Community Med. 2012;37(3):153-7.
Kumar R. Domestic violence against women in Indian context: causes and impact on family. Int J Res Appl Nat Soci Sci. 2017;5(8):27-34.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
