Individual and Contextual Determinants of Domestic Violence in North India
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Objectives. We examined individual- and community-level influences on domestic violence in Uttar Pradesh, North India. Methods. Multilevel modeling was used to explore domestic violence outcomes among a sample of 4520 married men. Results. Recent physical and sexual domestic violence was associated with the individual-level variables of childlessness, economic pressure, and intergenerational transmission of violence. A community environment of violent crime was associated with elevated risks of both physical and sexual violence. Community-level norms concerning wife beating were significantly related only to physical violence. Conclusions. Important similarities as well as differences were evident in risk factors for physical and sexual domestic violence. Higher socioeconomic status was found to be protective against physical but not sexual violence. Our results provide additional support for the importance of contextual factors in shaping women’s risks of physical and sexual violence.
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- Authors
- Koenig, M. A., Stephenson, R., Ahmed, S., Jejeebhoy, S. J., & Campbell, J.
- Affiliations
- Population Council (IN)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 96
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 132-138
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC1470450
- OpenAlex
- W2071811337
- Cited by
- 548
- References
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- FWCI
- 11.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01-HD39405-03, R01HD039405)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Keywords
- domestic violence, physical violence, sexual violence, married men, childlessness, economic pressure, intergenerational transmission of violence, community norms, wife beating, socioeconomic status, risk factors, Uttar Pradesh
- MeSH terms
- Humans, India, Male, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Factors, Spouse Abuse
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