Schooling and intimate partner violence: retrospective analysis of India's Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan using quasi-experimental techniques.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Almost one-third of ever-married women in India experience physical, psychological or sexual violence by their husbands or partners. In this study, we examined the associations of universal primary education with long-term intimate partner violence (IPV) rates and attitudes condoning IPV among women in India.

Methods

We used data from the National Family Health Survey 2019-2021 and compared women who were eligible for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)-a national programme of universal primary schooling implemented in 2001-with women who were older and not eligible for SSA. We employed a quasi-experimental method of propensity score matching and fixed effects regression analyses, accounting for a rich set of background socioeconomic and demographic characteristics

SUBMITTER: Nandi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273177 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature