Patterns, prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence and its association with mental health status during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study on early married female adolescents in Khulna district, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study was designed to identify the patterns, prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence (IPV) against female adolescents and its association with mental health problems.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Settings

Dumuria Upazila (subdistrict) under the Khulna district of Bangladesh.

Participants

A total of 304 participants were selected purposively based on some specifications: they must be female adolescents, residents of Dumuria Upazila and married during the COVID-19 pandemic when under 18 years of age.

Outcome measures

By administering a semi-structured interview schedule, data were collected regarding IPV using 12 five-point Likert scale items; a higher score from the summation reflects frequent violence.

SUBMITTER: Nishat JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10660971 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature