title: Suicidality among battered women in Tajikistan.
abstract: This study examines the relationship between suicidality and women's experiences with marital violence in Tajikistan, including the type of abuser and help-seeking behaviors of battered women. This is a descriptive study that also includes comparisons based on women's demographics. Four hundred women in three districts of Khatlon Oblast, Tajikistan participated in this general population survey. Overall, women who experienced physical and/or sexual violence in their marriage and who told someone about the abuse were more likely to have suicidal thoughts and attempt suicide. The study's implications for future research on issues of marital violence against women and female suicide are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Criminal Justice & Police Studies, Eastern Kentucky University, Stratton Building, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475, USA. Robin.Haarr@eku.edu
authors.forename: Robin N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Haarr
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012752:Shame; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013620:Tajikistan; D055815:Young Adult