Socioeconomic Factors and Processes Associated With Domestic Violence in Rural Bangladesh

Factors Associated with Domestic Violence against Rural Bangladeshi Women

“…However, in most cases it is even demanded after marriage by the husband and his family (Khan, 2001). The positive association between dowry demand and violence against women has been traced by many studies in Bangladesh as well as in India (Rao, 1997;Banarjee, 1999;Bates et al, 2004;Naved and Persson, 2005;Naved and Persson, 2010). Out of a similar patriarchal ideology, some perpetrators restricted women's mobility, mariginalised them, took control of women's economic, social, sexual and reproductive lives and decisions, and so on.…”

“…As a public policy problem, the government of Bangladesh has made strides in harmonising the national legislation with international commitments to protecting the rights of women and eliminating violence against them (Johnston and Naved, 2008). Despite having interventions from the government for the protection of women in Bangladesh, domestic violence is continuing and in some cases increasing day by day (Khatun and Rahman, 2012 (Schular, Hashemi, Riley, and Akhter, 1996;Koenig, Ahmed, Hossain, and Khorshed, 2003;Bates, Schular, Islam, and Islam, 2004;Salam, Alim and Noguchi, 2006;Naved, 2013). However, empirical works on domestic violence against women in the context of Bangladesh are not only limited, but most of the available works are based on positivist approach which makes it difficult to grasp indepth, thick and inclusive picture of domestic violence.…”

Spousal Violence in Bangladesh: A Call for a Public-health Response

“…A recent study from the USA reported that nearly half (44%) of more than 3,400 female members of a Seattle-based health cooperative reported having experienced spousal violence during their adult lifetime (2). (9,10). While these two studies look at violence in the same populations, respondents defined violence in the first study, but in the second study, the investigators used the WHO definition of violence against women and used a series of behaviourally-explicit questions.…”

“…The status of young wives is usually low. Consistent with their low status, younger women in Bangladesh are more likely than older women to be abused (5,6,9,11).…”

“…Violence directed at pregnant women can be extremely severe (9,22,23). One study, using data from a rural area of Bangladesh, compared deaths from intentional injuries (homicide and suicide) among pregnant or recently pregnant women with women who were not pregnant.…”