title: Physical wife abuse in an urban slum of Pune, Maharastra.
abstract: The present cross-sectional study was undertaken during August-September 2004 in an urban slum area of Pune to find out prevalence & characteristics of physical wife abuse/wife beating & to ascertain women's views & behavior towards it in a social context. The prevalence of physical wife abuse/wife beating was reported to be 61.5%. The most commonly reported husband's behavior included slapping (98.8%) followed by pushing (39.8%) & kicking wives (33.7%). 17.8% women justified physical abuse by husband. The most commonly reported behavior of women included crying (85.2%) & silently bearing the physical abuse (59%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, BJ Medical College, Pune, Maharastra. manisharuikar@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Manisha M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ruikar
authors.forename: Asha K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pratinidhi
mesh_terms: D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D010465:Perception; D011204:Poverty Areas; D015995:Prevalence; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*