Association between maternal experiences of intimate partner violence and child stunting: a secondary analysis of the Demographic Health Surveys of four South Asian countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the association between maternal exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and child stunting using the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) data comparing four South Asian countries.

Design

A secondary analysis.

Setting

Data from the seventh round of the DHS data of four South Asian countries; Pakistan, Nepal, India and Maldives.

Participants

Married women of reproductive age (15-49 years) from each household were randomly selected, having at least one child less than 5 years of age for whom all anthropometric measures were available.

Outcome measure

The exposure variable was maternal IPV including, sexual violence, physical violence or both. The outcome variable was moderate or severe stunting, measured based on the height-for-age

SUBMITTER: Lakhdir MPA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806751 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature