Factors associated with women's approval on intimate partner violence in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional analysis of latest demographic and health survey 2017-18.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Bangladesh, intimate partner violence (IPV) is high among women faced by their husband. Regrettably, IPV is often justified by the women themselves, resulting in poor social and health outcomes among them. In this paper, we explored the factors that influence the approval of IPV among the women by their husband in Bangladesh.

Method

The present used the data from the most recent Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017-18. The BDHS 2017-18 followed a two-stage stratified random sampling techniques and the present analysis was carried out among a weighted sample of 20,127 women. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify the demographic and socio-economic factors associated with the approval of IPV among the women.

Results

Overall,

SUBMITTER: Islam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671869 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature