Intersectional inequalities in younger women's experiences of physical intimate partner violence across communities in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical intimate partner violence (IPV) risk looms large for younger women in Bangladesh. We are, however, yet to know the association between their intersectional social locations and IPV across communities. Drawing on intersectionality theory's tenet that interacting systems of power, oppressions, and privileges work together, we hypothesized that (1) younger, lower educated or poor women's physical IPV experiences will be exacerbated in disadvantaged communities; and conversely, (2) younger, higher educated or nonpoor women's physical IPV experiences will be ameliorated in advantaged communities.

Methods

We applied intercategorical intersectionality analyses using multilevel logistic regression models in 15,421 currently married women across 911 communities fr

SUBMITTER: Rahman L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8756647 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature