Associations of Power Relations, Wife-Beating Attitudes, and Controlling Behavior of Husband With Domestic Violence Against Women in India: Insights From the National Family Health Survey–4

Abstract

This study assesses the relationship of power relations, attitudes toward wife-beating, and controlling behavior of husband with violence against women in India using the recent National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4). In India, about 31% of ever-married women experienced domestic violence committed by their partner during 2015-16. Women’s decision-making power was associated with a decreased likelihood of spousal violence. However, the justification of wife-beating and controlling behavior of husband increased the risk of intimate partner violence. This study emphasizes the need for prioritizing girls’ education, enhancing women’s autonomy, prevention of child marriage, and promoting gender equality in society to address the problem of spousal violence.

Investigating the relationship between women’s experience of intimate partner violence and utilization of maternal healthcare services in India

“…On the contrary, women with high parity, those who married early (below 18 years) and resided in large households were associated with a decreased likelihood of maternal healthcare utilization. These findings www.nature.com/scientificreports/ are consistent with several prior studies conducted in India and elsewhere 39,[49][50][51][52] . Our study also found that women's non-involvement in decision-making on healthcare was associated with lower use of maternal healthcare which is in accordance with an earlier study 46 .…”

“…A woman who experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence may endure powerless to control over sexual and reproductive healthcare, particularly when she required permission from the male partner. Furthermore, domestic violence is negatively correlated with decision-making autonomy in the household and positively related to the controlling behavior of the husband [47][48][49] , which could impede women from acquiring their required reproductive healthcare services. Given the lack of autonomy in healthcare-seeking, women who experienced domestic violence are likely to feel discouraged in receiving maternal healthcare services.…”

Family Influence and Teacher’s Leadership Dispositions as Determinants of Women Drop-out from Educational Programmes in a Nigerian Community

“…However, when the influence is negative and there exist conflict of interest, roles, and responsibilities, drop-out sets in. Pressure from the family, generates negative emotional disturbances like fatigue, tension and worry that affects and frustrate women aspirations in education with a non-satisfying educational life and debilitating effect on the quality of education of the children (Mondal & Paul, 2021). The side of family members influence on women education is determined by the level of education and exposure of the husband and other family members (Upadhyay, et al, 2014).…”

Understanding the Geography of Victimization: A Spatial Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence in India

“…Existing studies have shown that women's age (Mukamana et al, 2020), their education level (Erten & Keskin, 2018;Ghislandi et al, 2020), economic and financial empowerment status (Abramsky et al, 2019;Akilova & Marti, 2014;Khalid & Choudhry, 2021;Raj et al, 2018), socioeconomic status (Ackerson & Subramanian, 2008;Mukamana et al, 2020;Stöckl et al, 2021), exposure to mass media (Rahman et al, 2013), and place of residence (Garg et al, 2021;Mukamana et al, 2020) are important predictors of IPV. Women who violate hypergamy norms (Roychowdhury & Dhamija, 2021) or whose mothers have been victims of IPV are also more likely to face IPV (Garg et al, 2021;Khalid & Choudhry, 2021;Mondal & Paul, 2021). Most of these researchers, however, have focused on individual-and family-level factors of spousal violence (Beyer et al, 2015).…”