Domestic violence and female mental health in developing countries

Kuruppuarachchi, K. A. L. A.; Wijeratne, L.T.

doi:10.1192/bjp.187.6.587-a

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“…Among those wives, psychological abuse is more prevalent than the physical or sexual or both abuse. In Sri Lanka, only one published study has explored the prevalence of all the three types of IPV, and that hospital-based study reported a 40.1% prevalence of ever abuse, 23% prevalence of ever psychological abuse, 19.0% prevalence of ever physical abuse, and 7% prevalence of ever sexual abuse (Kuruppuarachchi & Wijeratne, 2005); the reported prevalence of psychological abuse was much lower than which was reported in our study.…”

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“…A community-based study conducted in a rural area of Sri Lanka reported a 30% prevalence of wife beating (Subramanium & Sivayogan, 2001); a hospital-based study in a suburban area has reported a 41% lifetime prevalence of physical, psychological, and sexual IPV by husbands (Kuruppuarachchi & Wijeratne, 2005). However, the prevalence of psychological and sexual IPV has not been adequately explored by community-based studies in Sri Lanka.…”

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Wives’ Attitudes Toward Gender Roles and Their Experience of Intimate Partner Violence by Husbands in Central Province, Sri Lanka

Jayatilleke

Poudel

Sakisaka

et al. 2010

J Interpers Violence

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The authors conducted a community based, cross-sectional study to describe the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) by husbands and the association between wives' attitudes toward gender roles and their experience of IPV in Central Province, Sri Lanka. This article included a representative sample of 624 wives between 15 and 49 years of age and examined the prevalence of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. Then, using multivariate logistic regression analysis, the authors examined the association between wives' attitudes toward gender roles and IPV. Of the 624 wives, 36% had experienced at least one episode of physical, psychological, or sexual abuse by their husbands during their life time (ever abuse), and 19% had experienced such abuse during the past 12 months (current abuse). The wives were less likely to experience current abuse by husbands if they believed that "outsiders should not intervene to protect abused wives." They were more likely to experience ever and current isolated psychological abuse by husbands if they did not believe that "a good wife always obeys her husband." This study suggests that the prevalence of IPV is high in Sri Lanka. Although several published studies on IPV suggest that traditional gender role attitudes tend to increase women's vulnerability to IPV, this study suggests that in Sri Lanka, the wives who respect cultural norms tend to experience less IPV by husbands.

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confidence: 99%