Shuba Kumar|Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan|Saradha Suresh|Ramesh C. Ahuja
Domestic violence and its mental health correlates in Indian women
Christian Medical College & Hospital|Institute of Child Health
background domestic spousal violence women farreaching mental health implications aims determine association domestic spousal violence poor mental health method household survey rural urban nonslum urban slum areas seven sites india population women aged 1549 years sampled using probability proportionate size self report questionnaire used assess mental health status structured questionnaire elicited spousal experiences violence results 9938 women surveyed 40 reported poor mental health logistic regression showed women reporting violence slap hit kick beat 22 95 ci 2025 violence four types physically violent behaviour 35 95 ci 294351 increased risk poor mental health conclusions findings indicate strong association domestic spousal violence poor mental health underscore need appropriate interventions