Sharma Kamlesh Kumari, Vatsa Manju, Kalaivani Mani, Bhardwaj Dayanand
College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jul;8(7):2522-2527. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_427_19.
Domestic violence (DV) against women is an all-pervasive phenomenon considered to have serious health consequences for women. This study aimed to assess the association of DV against women with their mental health status.
This community-based, cross-sectional study was carried out among 827 ever married women from Delhi selected through cluster sampling followed by systematic random sampling. Data were collected using structured and in-depth questionnaires. Mental health status was estimated using self-reporting questionnaire 20.
The prevalence of psychological, physical, sexual, physical, or sexual violence and any form of violence was very high. A quarter of the women (25.3%) reported unhealthy mental status (>8 score) in the past 4 weeks. Women who had experienced DV showed poor mental health status and more suicidal tendencies when compared with women who had not experienced violence.
DV has significant effect on women's mental health underscoring the need to develop public health interventions.
针对妇女的家庭暴力是一种普遍存在的现象,被认为会对妇女的健康产生严重影响。本研究旨在评估针对妇女的家庭暴力与其心理健康状况之间的关联。
本基于社区的横断面研究在德里通过整群抽样然后系统随机抽样选取的827名已婚妇女中进行。使用结构化和深入的问卷收集数据。使用自填式问卷20评估心理健康状况。
心理、身体、性暴力或任何形式暴力的发生率都非常高。四分之一的妇女(25.3%)报告在过去4周内心理健康状况不佳(得分>8分)。与未经历过暴力的妇女相比,经历过家庭暴力的妇女心理健康状况较差,自杀倾向更多。
家庭暴力对妇女心理健康有显著影响,强调需要制定公共卫生干预措施。