title: Interpersonal violence against wives by substance dependent men.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Indian research on intimate partner violence (IPV) with substance use covers only alcohol, and very few studies have reported on IPV with other substances. The study aims to assess IPV against wives by substance dependent men.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study sample was recruited by convenient sampling from men (and their wives) seeking treatment at a de-addiction centre in North India between October, 2011 and February, 2012. The consenting wives self-administered the violence questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  267 wives were recruited into the study. The prevalence rates for IPV were: 55% for the whole sample, 63.19% for alcohol dependence and 42.33% for opioid dependence. IPV was associated with higher age of husband, lower education or unemployment of either spouse, lower income of family and nuclear family structure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Present research confirms that IPV against wives is highly prevalent among substance dependent men, more with alcohol dependence as compared to opioid dependence. Addressing IPV should be an integral part of substance abuse management.
authors.affiliation: PGIMER, Department of Psychiatry, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: drsubodhbn2002@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nanjayya B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Subodh
authors.affiliation: PGIMER, Department of Psychiatry, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.affiliation: PGIMER, Department of Psychiatry, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Manpreet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grewal
authors.affiliation: PGIMER, Department of Psychiatry, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grewal
authors.affiliation: PGIMER, Department of Psychiatry, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Debashish
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: PGIMER, Department of Psychiatry, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Surendra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mattoo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014478:Unemployment; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol; Dependence; Intimate partner violence; Opioids; Violence