A. K. Mishra|SK Patne|Rudramani Tiwari|Dhiraj Kumar Srivastava|Neeraj Gour|Manoj Bansal
A cross-sectional study to find out the prevalence of different types of domestic violence in Gwalior city and to identify the various risk and protective factors for domestic violence
Institute of Medical Sciences|Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital|Bundelkhand University|Gajara Raja Medical College|Gajara Raja Medical College|Gajara Raja Medical College
violence women universal phenomenon persists communities countries world perpetrator violence often wellknown victim domestic violence particular continues frighteningly common wellaccepted normal within many societies1 primary aim study find extent different type domestic violence identify various risk factors domestic violence married women 2 secondary aim identify various protective factors domestic violence married womenthe present study population based crosssectional study carried urban area gwalior city period one year stratified random sampling technique used selection samples study participants interviewed using pretested semistructured openended questionnaire proportion pearsons chisquare test odds ratio calculated analysis studyof 144 study participants 68 participants reported form domestic violence either physical sexual emotional common type violence reported physical violence important risk factor domestic violence alcoholism followed literacy status majority abused women dependent husbands money material assets expenditurethe study hereby recommends prevent domestic violence government take stringent action making women selfreliant especially making women literate financially independent