Domestic violence and its mental health correlates in Indian women

Abstract

Findings indicate a strong association between domestic spousal violence and poor mental health, and underscore the need for appropriate interventions.

Domestic violence against married women in reproductive age group: A community based study.

“…A statistical significant association was observed between depression and domestic violence amongst respondents. Similar findings were also observed by Kumar S et al 23 and Vachhar A et al 24 .…”

Affecting Socio-Demographic Factors on Children Ever Born for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence and Women Who Have Not Experienced Domestic Violence in Bangladesh

“…Do mestic violence affects a range of health outcomes, both fo r the wo men who experience it and fo r their ch ildren [5]. For wo men, the consequences associated with domestic violence include physical inju ry, ch ronic pain and gastrointestinal symptoms [1] and adverse mental health outcomes [6]. Negative reproductive health outcomes linked to v iolence include nonuse of contraception or condoms and unintended pregnancy [7].…”

Psycho-Social Correlates and Predictors of Quality of Life Among Victims of Domestic Violence

“…Logistic regression showed that women reporting `any violence' -`slap', `hit', `kick' or `beat' (OR 2.2, 95% CI 2.0-2.5) -or `all violence' -all of the four types of physically violent behaviour (OR 3.5, 95% CI 2.94-3.51) -were at increased risk of poor mental health. This indicates a strong association between domestic spousal violence and poor mental health, and underscore the need for appropriate interventions (Kumar, Suresh & Jeyaseelan , 2005). Campbell, Spackman & Sullivan (2010) investigated an intervention designed to increase battered women's social support and make their existing supports more responsive to their dire needs.…”