| Spousal Violence in India: Role of gender relative status |
| Authors: |
Bal Govind Chauhan*1 and Suresh Jungari2 |
| Source: |
Demography India, 49(1): 124-139 |
| Topic(s): |
Domestic violence
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| Country: |
Asia
India
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| Published: |
JUN 2020 |
| Abstract: |
Abstract: The prime objective of this paper is to study the spousal violence against
women through gender relative status approach. This study utilized data from the fourth
round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4). Descriptive statistics and multivariate
techniques have been used for data analysis. The main explanatory variable was gender
inequity, which reflects the multidimensional aspects of women’s autonomy and the
inequality between women and their partners. Results suggest that about one fourth of the
Indian women had experienced emotional, physical or sexual violence from their spouse
in the last one year. In both the adjusted and unadjusted models, the risk of all types of
violence was lower among women who had jointly taken a decision with their spouse or
partner, had unequal level of schooling compared to their spouse, had the same level of
earning as that of their spouse, and when both wanted the same number of children.
Gender inequities are significant predictors of spousal violence among women in India.
An exploration of the causal link between multidimensional aspects of gender inequity
and spousal violence will be substantial for developing interventions to diminish the risk
of spousal violence and should be considered a public health research priority.
Keywords: Spousal Violence, Gender Egalitarian, Norms, Logistic regression, India |
| Web: |
http://demographyindia.in/article_document/118/9384710-41_Bal-Govind-Chauhan_1.pdf |
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