Trends and correlates of intimate partner violence experienced by ever-married women of India: results from National Family Health Survey round III and IV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study aims to estimate the prevalence of Intimate partner violence (IPV) in India, and changes observed over a decade as per the nationally representative datasets from National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) Round 3 and 4. We also highlight various socio-demographic characteristics associated with different types of IPV in India. The NFHS round 3 and 4 interviewed 124,385, and 699,686 women respondents aged 15-49 years using a multi-stage sampling method across 29 states and 2 union territories in India. For IPV, we only included ever-married women (64,607, and 62,716) from the two rounds. Primary outcomes of the study was prevalence of the  ever-experience of different types of IPV: physical, emotional, and sexual violence by ever-married women aged 15 to 49 years. T

SUBMITTER: Garg P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8570022 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature