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Correlates of Intimate Partner Physical Violence Among Young Reproductive Age Women in Mysore, India
Department of Epidemiology
  • Purnima Madhivanan, Department of Epidemiology, Florida International University; Public Health Research Institute of India
  • Karl Krupp, Public Health Research Institute of India; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Florida International University
  • Arthur Reingold, University of California - Berkeley
Date of this Version
12-20-2011
Document Type
Article
Abstract

Few studies have examined intimate partner physical violence (IPPV) in south India. This article examines the frequency and correlates of IPPV among 898 young married women from urban, rural, and periurban areas of Mysore, India. Most (69.2%) of the participants were Hindus and 28.7% were Muslims. Overall, 50% of participants reported some type of IPPV. Factors that were independently associated with IPPV included being younger than 18 years at the time of marriage, contributing some household income, having anal sex, reporting sexual violence, and having a sex partner who drinks alcohol and smokes cigarettes. Women with skilled occupation were at reduced odds of experiencing IPPV compared with women who did not work. These findings suggest that IPPV is highly prevalent in this setting and that additional interventions are needed to reduce morbidity particularly among young women. These data also suggest that more studies are needed among men who perpetrate IPPV in south India.

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Purnima Madhivanan, Karl Krupp and Arthur Reingold. "Correlates of Intimate Partner Physical Violence Among Young Reproductive Age Women in Mysore, India" (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/purnima-madhivanan/22/