This paper investigates the association between mass education and married women's
experience with domestic violence in rural Nepal. Previous research on domestic violence in …

In India, there is limited prioritization of domestic violence, which is seen as a private and
family matter, and handled as a social responsibility rather than a complaint or crime …

Intimate partner violence is a serious violation of human rights and a significant global
health problem. As the largest health workforce worldwide, nurses are well positioned to …

Objective Although the impact of marital violence on women's reproductive health is
recognized globally, there is little research on how women's experience of and justification …

Background: Vaginal discharge is the commonest reproductive tract infection among rural
women in many community based studies in India. Recent evidence shows that the …

Obstetric fistula, characterized by urinary or fecal incontinence via the vagina, has begun to
receive attention on the international public health agenda, however less attention has been …

This review paper was produced with support from UNFPA (United Nations Population
Fund), and synthesizes what is known about the health and social consequences of marital …

Intimate partner violence is pervasive in South Asia, yet married women's experiences
regarding seeking help when faced with intimate partner violence and the health sector …

Results: Over 53% of married Bangladeshi women experienced physical and/or sexual
violence from their husbands. Experience of physical IPV (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)= 1.22; …

Women's autonomy is a potentially noteworthy but less studied indicator of women's control
to exercise reproductive rights in a patriarchal country such as Bangladesh. The study is a …