This study assesses the relationship of power relations, attitudes toward wife-beating, and
controlling behavior of husband with violence against women in India using the recent …

Even after enactment of the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act 2005, over
the last 10 years, the rate of decline of prevalence of spousal violence against women has …

The prevalence of physical domestic violence–violence against women perpetrated by
husbands–is staggeringly high across the Indian subcontinent. Although gender-based …

Young married women in India experience physical violence at the hands of their husbands.
This study, based on a survey in Maharashtra, aims to provide contextual information on …

Domestic spousal violence against women in developing countries like India, is now
beginning to be recognized as a widespread health problem impeding development. This …

Prevalence of violence by husband against wife is an indicator of women's status at
household level. The objective of the study is to understand the relationship between …

Background Although considerable research has documented the widespread prevalence
of spousal violence in India, little is known about specific risk or protective factors. This study …

This article explores how women empowerment affects Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in
Bangladesh using a cross-sectional investigation of currently married women (n= 4,181) …

Background Spousal violence against women is prevalent in India (29%). Studies from
various countries have shown that few women exposed to intimate partner violence or …

Domestic violence, when conducted against women, is a type of gender-based violence that
negatively impacts a woman's physical and psychological health, causing insecurity, lack of …