Domestic violence victimisation and its association with mental distress: a cross-sectional study of the Yangon Region, Myanmar.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the prevalence of domestic violence, with subgroups of physical, sexual and emotional violence, among men and women and to assess the association between any lifetime domestic violence (DV) and mental distress among ever-married men and women.

Design

We conducted a cross-sectional study from October to November 2016 using a multistage sampling design. DV questionnaire was adopted from the Demographic and Health Survey programme. Mental distress was estimated using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-10 (HSCL-10). HSCL-score and DV were the outcome and exposure variables, respectively, in multiple linear regression. Prevalence estimates and associations were presented with a 95% CI and the Wald test.

Setting

Urban and rural areas of the Yangon region,

SUBMITTER: Aye WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7497540 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature