Domestic violence among ever married women of reproductive age group in a slum area of Kolkata.
BACKGROUND
Domestic violence has serious impact on women's health and well-being. A nationwide survey conducted in India observed that 37.2% of women experienced violence after marriage.


OBJECTIVE
To assess the prevalence of domestic violence among the ever married women in reproductive age group and to find out the types of domestic violence and factors associated with it.


METHODS
The study was a community based cross-sectional study, conducted in a slum area of Kolkata.


CONCLUSIONS
Overall prevalence of domestic violence was 54%, of which 41.9% suffered from both current and lifetime physical and psychological violence. Presence of property, higher per capita income and social support were protective factors against domestic violence, whereas alcohol addiction and multiple sex partners were the important contributory factors for it. The study recommended more social support, awareness and income generation for women in the slum areas.
Department of Community Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
Abhik
A
Sinha
Sarmila
S
Mallik
Debasish
D
Sanyal
Samir
S
Dasgupta
Dipak
D
Pal
Anindya
A
Mukherjee
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008393:Marriage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011204:Poverty Areas; D015995:Prevalence; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health