Department of Community Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2012 Jan-Mar;56(1):31-6. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.96955.
Domestic violence has serious impact on women's health and well-being. A nationwide survey conducted in India observed that 37.2% of women experienced violence after marriage.
To assess the prevalence of domestic violence among the ever married women in reproductive age group and to find out the types of domestic violence and factors associated with it.
The study was a community based cross-sectional study, conducted in a slum area of Kolkata.
Overall prevalence of domestic violence was 54%, of which 41.9% suffered from both current and lifetime physical and psychological violence. Presence of property, higher per capita income and social support were protective factors against domestic violence, whereas alcohol addiction and multiple sex partners were the important contributory factors for it. The study recommended more social support, awareness and income generation for women in the slum areas.
家庭暴力对妇女的健康和福祉有严重影响。印度进行的一项全国性调查观察到，37.2%的妇女在婚后遭受过暴力。
评估育龄已婚妇女中家庭暴力的发生率，并找出与家庭暴力相关的类型和因素。
该研究是在加尔各答的一个贫民窟进行的一项基于社区的横断面研究。
家庭暴力的总体发生率为 54%，其中 41.9%的人遭受过当前和终身的身体和心理暴力。拥有财产、更高的人均收入和社会支持是预防家庭暴力的保护因素，而酗酒和多个性伴侣则是导致家庭暴力的重要因素。该研究建议在贫民窟地区为妇女提供更多的社会支持、提高认识和增加收入。
