Jismary George|Divya Nair|Nancy Premkumar|Nirmala Saravanan|Palanivel Chinnakali|Gautam Roy
The prevalence of domestic violence and its associated factors among married women in a rural area of Puducherry, South India
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research|Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research|Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre|Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research|Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute|Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
violence women emerging problem worldwide india considering adverse effects womens health assessing burden violence community help planning services victimsto determine prevalence domestic violence identify factors associated domestic violence among married women reproductive age group rural puducherrya communitybased crosssectional study carried rural area puducherry south india married women reproductive age group interviewed using structured pretested questionnaire domestic violence assessed using 12 questions used national family health survey3 adjusted odds ratios aors calculated using multivariate logistic regression identify factors associated violenceof 310 study participants 567 reported form domestic violence 513 reported psychological violence 40 reported physical violence 135 reported sexual violence statistically significant association found illiteracy women domestic violence aor 43 95 confidence interval 11157 p 003 factors love marriage nonregistration marriage significantly associated violencethe prevalence domestic violence found high rural setting multisectoral response improving literacy creating awareness regarding legal aid screening victims violence primary health centers initiated mitigate public health issue