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- Title
Violent Motherhood: Prevalence and Factors Affecting Violence Against Pregnant Women in India.
- Authors
Jungari, Suresh
- Abstract
Violence against women is widely recognized as a serious public health problem in the world. Especially violence against pregnant women has more severe health consequences for both women and child. The objective of this study is to examine the prevalence and factors affecting violence during pregnancy in India. Data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)–4 are used to analyze this study. NFHS is a series of demographic health surveys conducted in India. Information on violence against pregnant women was collected for the first time in NFHS-4. Univariate and multivariate analyses are used to show the factors affecting violence during pregnancy. Study results reveal that the prevalence of violence varied among states from 0.5% to 9%, and women in South India were at a greater risk of abuse during pregnancy than that of women in other parts of India. Women with no education, women in poor household, women having three and more children, and women from rural area are at greater risk of being victims of violence during motherhood. Effective strategies such as responsive health care system, effective implementation of legal measures, and educating and engaging men in preventing violence are urgently needed.
- Subjects
INDIA; MOTHERHOOD &; psychology; RISK of violence; STATISTICS; PREGNANCY &; psychology; CONFIDENCE intervals; MULTIVARIATE analysis; RURAL conditions; VIOLENCE; POPULATION geography; INTERVIEWING; RISK assessment; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DISEASE prevalence; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; ABUSED women; VICTIMS; LOGISTIC regression analysis; STATISTICAL models; ODDS ratio; DATA analysis software; EDUCATIONAL attainment; PREGNANCY
- Publication
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 11/12, pNP6323
- ISSN
0886-2605
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0886260518815134