Challenging assumptions about women's empowerment: social and economic resources and domestic violence among young married women in urban South India

Rocca, Corinne H.; Rathod, Sujit D; Falle, Tina; Pande, Rohini; Krishnan, Suneeta

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“…[4] Few studies [5,6] have shown the prevalence of domestic violence to be higher in slum population than in general population. Studies done in slum population in Bangalore [5] and Kolkotta [6] have reported it as 50% and 66%, respectively, whereas relevant data are scarce in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, a state in Eastern India. …”

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Domestic Violence among Ever Married Women of Reproductive Age Group in a Slum Area of Bhubaneswar

Mohapatra¹

2017

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Domestic Violence among Ever Married Women of Reproductive Age Group in a Slum Area of Bhubaneswar

Mohapatra¹

2017

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“…8,16 According to NFHS3 survey 35% of women aged 15-49 in India have experienced physical or sexual violence. 3 According to study done by Ali lifetime prevalence of physical violence was 57.6% in Pakistan.…”

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“…[6][7][8][9] Employed women have been found to report violence more frequently than unemployed women in a number of other studies. [11][12][13] There are still grey areas in the understanding of IPV, its various forms and different factors bearing influence on it.…”

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Intimate partner violence among ever married Group-D women workers in a medical institution

Shwetha

Ashok

Rajanna

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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INTRODUCTIONIntimate partner violence (IPV) against women is the most prevalent yet relatively hidden form of violence against women and it is a global human rights and public health concern.1,2 Intimate partner violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women and includes physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and controlling behaviours by an intimate partner.3 Recent international estimates indicate that the percentage of women with a lifetime experience of IPV is as high as 71% (rural Ethiopia) and falls between 21% and47% in the majority of countries.2,3 According to NFHS3 data 37.2% of the ever married women experienced spousal violence in India. 4 Intimate partner violence describes physical violence, sexual violence; stalking and psychological aggression (including coercive acts) by a current or former intimate partner.5 IPV affects physical, mental and reproductive health. Health consequences can be fatal and end in suicides. Physical violence is defined as any act or conduct which is of such a nature as to cause bodily pain, harm or danger to life, limb or health, or an act that impairs the health or development of the person ABSTRACT Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common type of violence against women. It has adverse consequences on physical, mental and sexual health. Hence this study was conducted to study intimate partner violence among married Group -D female workers in a medical college campus, to document their help seeking for IPV and to assess their attitude towards intimate partner violence. Methods: A cross-sectional study among married Group-D women workers in a medical college campus. Of the total 73, 60 Group-D workers who gave informed consent were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. In addition, data on socio-economic characteristics was collected. Descriptive statistics, Chi -square test, Fischer's exact test was used for analysis. Analysis was done using SPSS software version 18. Results: The study showed that of 60 Groups -D women workers in a medical institution, 29 (48%) experienced life time IPV. Some socio-economic characters like type of family, type of marriage, husband's education and alcohol intake by husband were significantly associated with IPV. Almost all (97%) said that the wife beating was unacceptable. Only 41% sought help for IPV. Conclusions: IPV in Group-D married women of a medical institution was high with nearly 50% reporting IPV. Influencing factors such as type of family, type of marriage, educational status of husband and alcohol intake by husband were associated with IPV. The help seeking behaviour was not satisfactory.

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“…21 Deininger, Goyal, and Nagarajan 2013. 22 Rocca et al 2008. norms, and the reforms led to positive effects in regions where prevailing norms were favorable toward women and negative effects in regions where the prevailing norms were more patriarchal. In addition to the effect of societal norms, it is also possible for cultural elites to mediate pro-gender institutional reforms either through the socialization channel or the institutional channel.…”

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The British Academy Brian Barry Prize Essay: Can Religious Norms Undermine Effective Property Rights?: Evidence from Inheritance Rights of Widows in Colonial India

Kulkarni¹

2017

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Religious norms can undermine the effects of property rights institutions. Districts in colonial India that provided widows with rights to inherit the joint-family property of their deceased husband had significantly higher widow immolations than districts that did not. Religious elites (Brahmins) burnt disproportionately more widows, and widow immolations were higher in regions with a higher density of religious elites. The findings indicate that egalitarianism requires egalitarians. Elite norms embedded in religion can mediate the effects of property rights and lead to negative consequences.Keywords: property rights; violence against women; inheritance; religious norms Property rights institutions are widely believed to have a positive effect on development outcomes. 1 Social scientists have long argued that cultural norms such as intrinsic values, 2 social capital 3 and interpersonal trust 4 mediate the effect of institutions on development. 5 Nevertheless, there are limits to this mediation. Strong institutions can overcome cultural barriers. 6 Alternatively, institutions implement the cultural preferences of those in power. If property rights are in place, they already represent the preferences of the ruling coalition. As a consequence, strong property rights institutions created by those in power should increase the welfare of the recipients of property.This article presents one channel through which this logic might not hold. It demonstrates that property rights institutions can have a negative effect on their recipients if a subset of affected

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Challenging assumptions about women's empowerment: social and economic resources and domestic violence among young married women in urban South India

Cited by 212 publications

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Domestic Violence among Ever Married Women of Reproductive Age Group in a Slum Area of Bhubaneswar

Domestic Violence among Ever Married Women of Reproductive Age Group in a Slum Area of Bhubaneswar

Intimate partner violence among ever married Group-D women workers in a medical institution

The British Academy Brian Barry Prize Essay: Can Religious Norms Undermine Effective Property Rights?: Evidence from Inheritance Rights of Widows in Colonial India

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