Domestic violence against women: A hidden and deeply rooted health issue in India

Bhattacharya, Aritra; Yasmin, Shamima; Bhattacharya, Amiya; Baur, Baijayanti; Madhwani, Kishore

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_506_20

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“…We calculated the rate of cruelty by husband or his relatives and dowry deaths from 2001 to 2018, and the rate of abetment of suicide of women and PWDVA from 2014 to 2018. As the NCRB reports do not specify the age of women who had reported these crimes, we assumed the age group of women to be 15-49 years to estimate the rates as the previous reports on domestic violence in India are predominately for women aged 15-49 years [25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. We used the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2019 state-wise annual population estimates for women aged 15-49 years as the denominator [32], and report the rates per 100,000 women aged 15-49 years with 95% confidence intervals (CI) estimated for these rates.…”

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Domestic violence in Indian women: lessons from nearly 20 years of surveillance

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Background Prevalence of self-reported domestic violence against women in India is high. This paper investigates the national and sub-national trends in domestic violence in India to prioritise prevention activities and to highlight the limitations to data quality for surveillance in India. Methods Data were extracted from annual reports of National Crimes Record Bureau (NCRB) under four domestic violence crime-headings—cruelty by husband or his relatives, dowry death, abetment to suicide, and protection of women against domestic violence act. Rate for each crime is reported per 100,000 women aged 15–49 years, for India and its states from 2001 to 2018. Data on persons arrested and legal status of the cases were extracted. Results Rate of reported cases of cruelty by husband or relatives in India was 28.3 (95% CI 28.1–28.5) in 2018, an increase of 53% from 2001. State-level variations in this rate ranged from 0.5 (95% CI − 0.05 to 1.5) to 113.7 (95% CI 111.6–115.8) in 2018. Rate of reported dowry deaths and abetment to suicide was 2.0 (95% CI 2.0–2.0) and 1.4 (95% CI 1.4–1.4) in 2018 for India, respectively. Overall, a few states accounted for the temporal variation in these rates, with the reporting stagnant in most states over these years. The NCRB reporting system resulted in underreporting for certain crime-headings. The mean number of people arrested for these crimes had decreased over the period. Only 6.8% of the cases completed trials, with offenders convicted only in 15.5% cases in 2018. The NCRB data are available in heavily tabulated format with limited usage for intervention planning. The non-availability of individual level data in public domain limits exploration of patterns in domestic violence that could better inform policy actions to address domestic violence. Conclusions Urgent actions are needed to improve the robustness of NCRB data and the range of information available on domestic violence cases to utilise these data to effectively address domestic violence against women in India.

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“…Intimate Partner Violence. Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) was also included given prior research linking MSE and IPV (Brazeau et al, 2018) as well as the widespread prevalence of IPV in India, with 29%-62% of women reporting physical and/or sexual IPV in their lifetime (Ahuja et al, 2000;Bhattacharya et al, 2020;George et al, 2016). IPV was assessed using seven items related to experiences of victimization from the Conflict Tactics Scale-2 Short Form (Straus & Douglas, 2004).…”

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“…For instance, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and intimate partner violence (IPV) have been found to negatively impact MSE (Brazeau et al, 2018). Research suggests that IPV may be highly prevalent in India, with estimates varying between 29% and 62% of women having reported at least one instance of physical or sexual violence in their lives (Bhattacharya et al, 2020; George et al, 2016). Caste membership has been found to be another critical determinant of wellbeing across the lifespan in India (Human Rights Watch, 2001).…”

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Assessing a Community-Based Maternal Self-Efficacy Intervention in Rural India using a Quasi-Experimental Design

Jiwani

2024

The Counseling Psychologist

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More than 175 million people in India live below the poverty line and are concentrated in rural areas. Families in rural Indian communities may benefit from interventions that support long-term well-being. Maternal self-efficacy (MSE) may be an important target for interventions given prior associations with positive maternal and child outcomes. The present study examined MSE in a pilot community-based group intervention delivered in rural North India. Using convenience sampling recruitment and a quasi-experimental design, 97 mothers (79 self-identified as low-caste) with at least one child between 0–24 months who engaged in the intervention were compared with a matched control group ( n = 219; 114 low-caste). Findings suggest that participation in the intervention was associated with higher MSE (ß = .294, p = .020) and the positive association was stronger amongst mothers from low-caste groups who participated in the intervention (ß = .390, p = .008). MSE may be malleable with the right approach and could be an important target for public health interventions, particularly for low-caste groups in rural India.

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“…The term of Domestic violence includes any action that can injure or harm the women physically, emotionally, or sexually as well as the verbal abuse. Verbal abuse is the most common form of violence followed by physical, psychological and sexual (1).…”

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COVID 19 and violence in Pregnant women: A short review

Despina-Maria SAVVOUDI,

Eirini OROVOU,

Giannoula KIRKOU

et al. 2024

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Introduction: COVID 19 pandemic made pregnant women more likely to experience domestic violence due to its unique circumstances and the unpreparedness of the health care systems. Event that led to increased episodes of violence. Purpose: This review aims to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 and violence in pregnancy. Methodology: Recent articles between the period 2019 to 2023 were included after searching Medline, Pubmed and Google Scholar. Results: The results spotted out that COVID-19 increased the prevalence of domestic violence comparatively to the period before the Pandemic due to lockdown which led the couples spending more time together and the lowest incomes. It also showed that there were negative impacts in both pregnant women and fetus, such as miscarriages and psychological impacts to women. While highlighted the need of better organized health care systems and public awareness. Conclusions: Public awareness and more supportable health care systems could help in the early recognition of pregnant women at risk and reduce the phenomenal of violence during pregnancy.

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Domestic violence against women: A hidden and deeply rooted health issue in India

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Domestic violence in Indian women: lessons from nearly 20 years of surveillance

Domestic violence in Indian women: lessons from nearly 20 years of surveillance

Assessing a Community-Based Maternal Self-Efficacy Intervention in Rural India using a Quasi-Experimental Design

COVID 19 and violence in Pregnant women: A short review

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