Rao Chappavarapu H, Jain Bhavna, Sachan Divyata, Devjibhai Chaudhari M
Department of Community Medicine, SMMH Medical College, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Community Medicine, ASJSATDS Medical College, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Nov;13(11):4866-4873. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_307_24. Epub 2024 Nov 18.
Domestic violence (DV) against women is a global problem and is present in every country. It is a matter of serious concern in most communities and cultures and has consequences on women's mental, physical, reproductive, and sexual health. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and pattern of DV among married women.
A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 reproductive age group females in the rural area of district Saharanpur for a period of six months using multistage random sampling.
The prevalence of DV was found to be 21%. The most common type of DV was physical violence (18%) followed by psychological violence (12.8%), financial violence (5.5%), and sexual violence (2.3%). The major perpetrators of DV were the husbands in 79% of the cases. Regression analysis depicted a significant association between age, education of husband, husband's addiction, and depression of study participants with events of DV. Multivariate analysis shows only the addictions of husbands and the depression status of study participants to be significantly associated with DV.
The prevalence of DV was 21% which is still high and appropriate measures should be taken to strengthen the laws for women and to empower them.
针对妇女的家庭暴力是一个全球性问题，存在于每个国家。这在大多数社区和文化中都是一个严重关切的问题，对妇女的心理、身体、生殖和性健康都会产生影响。该研究旨在确定已婚妇女中家庭暴力的患病率和模式。
采用多阶段随机抽样方法，在撒哈兰布尔地区农村对400名育龄期女性进行了为期六个月的社区横断面研究。
发现家庭暴力的患病率为21%。最常见的家庭暴力类型是身体暴力（18%），其次是心理暴力（12.8%）、经济暴力（5.5%）和性暴力（2.3%）。在79%的案例中，家庭暴力的主要施暴者是丈夫。回归分析表明，年龄、丈夫的教育程度、丈夫的成瘾情况以及研究参与者的抑郁状况与家庭暴力事件之间存在显著关联。多变量分析显示，只有丈夫的成瘾情况和研究参与者的抑郁状况与家庭暴力显著相关。
家庭暴力的患病率为21%，仍然很高，应采取适当措施加强保护妇女的法律并赋予她们权力。
