Spatial heterogeneity in intimate partner violence across the 640 districts of India: a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional, population-based survey by use of model-based small-area estimation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a substantial challenge in India, response is limited by little evidence on substate prevalence. District-level IPV estimates are essential in targeted response and prevention efforts, but cannot be directly calculated from the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS), which is the main source of nationally representative IPV estimates in India. We aimed to use small-area estimation techniques to derive reliable estimates of physical, emotional, and sexual IPV for the 640 districts of India.

Methods

For this secondary analysis of a cross-sectional, population-based survey, we used model-based small-area estimation techniques linking data from the 2015-16 NFHS-4 and the 2011 Indian Population and Housing Census

SUBMITTER: Srivastava S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10522783 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature