Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Sangath, Goa, India.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Jul;37(13-14):NP11066-NP11088. doi: 10.1177/0886260521991304. Epub 2021 Feb 3.
The influence of husband's alcohol consumption and that of women's empowerment has been largely studied separately in relation to the intimate partner violence (IPV) faced by women, which has hindered a nuanced understanding of gender-based violence in India. This study aimed to understand how husbands' alcohol consumption shapes the relationship between women's empowerment and violence among Indian couples. Data from the 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS) were used in this study. A composite women's empowerment index was constructed and its association with husbands' drunkenness and odds of facing emotional, physical, severe, and sexual violence was examined. This study found that compared to women whose husbands were , those whose husbands were or drunk had significantly higher odds of experiencing physical, emotional, and sexual violence. For all the types of IPV, an increase in the empowerment index was associated with a significant reduction in the odds of experiencing violence. However, increasing frequency of husband's drunkenness in combination with increasing scores on the empowerment index was associated with a significant increase in the odds of IPV, except sexual violence. Our findings highlight the nuances of IPV, situating the experiences of women in the social, cultural, and economic realities of Indian society.
丈夫饮酒和女性赋权对女性遭受亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的影响在很大程度上是分开研究的，这阻碍了对印度基于性别的暴力的细致理解。本研究旨在了解丈夫饮酒如何塑造印度夫妇中女性赋权与暴力之间的关系。本研究使用了 2015-16 年全国家庭健康调查（NFHS）的数据。构建了一个综合的女性赋权指数，并研究了它与丈夫醉酒和遭受情感、身体、严重和性暴力的几率之间的关联。本研究发现，与丈夫不饮酒的女性相比，丈夫偶尔或经常醉酒的女性经历身体、情感和性暴力的几率显著更高。对于所有类型的 IPV，赋权指数的增加与遭受暴力的几率显著降低有关。然而，丈夫醉酒频率的增加与赋权指数得分的增加相结合，与除性暴力以外的 IPV 几率的显著增加有关。我们的研究结果强调了 IPV 的细微差别，将女性的经历置于印度社会的社会、文化和经济现实中。
