Sunita Dhungel|Pabita Dhungel|Shalik Ram Dhital|Christiane Stock
Is economic dependence on the husband a risk factor for intimate partner violence against female factory workers in Nepal?
University of Southern Denmark|Tribhuvan University|Ministry of Health and Population|University of Southern Denmark
violence related injury serious public health issue world study aims assess association several socioeconomic factors intimate partner violence ipv nepal crosssectional study conducted among 236 women working carpet garment factories kathmandu nepal interviews conducted collect quantitative data three forms ipv namely physical violence psychological violence sexual violence well number potentially associated factors twentytwo percent women experienced sexual ipv 28 physical ipv 35 psychological ipv least last 12 months variables independently associated least one form ipv age woman 29 years 423 p 0025 physical ipv 694 p 0008 sexual ipv 342 p 0043 psychological ipv alcohol consumption husband 997 p 0001 physical ipv 376 p 0004 sexual ipv 485 p 0001 psychological ipv education husband primary level 043 p 0013 physical ipv 051 p 0033 psychological ipv economic dependency woman husband 304 p 0021 physical ipv 297 p 0008 psychological ipv study identified various factors associated ipv showed economic dependence wives husband among important ones thus prevention ipv women long term strategies aiming livelihood economic empowerment well independence women would suggested