Ramesh Adhikari|Jyotsna Tamang
Sexual coercion of married women in Nepal
Tribhuvan University|Ministry of Health and Population
sexual coercion important public health issue due negative association social health outcomes paper aims examine prevalence sexual coercion perpetrated husbands wives nepal identify characteristics associated phenomenonthe data used paper comes crosssectional survey domestic violence nepal carried 2009 total 1536 married women interviewed associations sexual coercion explanatory variables assessed via bivariate analysis using chisquare tests logistic regression applied assess net effect several independent variables sexual coercionoverall three five women 58 experienced form sexual coercion husbands logistic regression analysis found literacy status women decisionmaking power regarding health care husbandwife age differences alcohol consumption husband male patriarchal control significant associations womens experience sexual coercion literate women 28 less chance adjusted odds ratio aor 072 experiencing sexual coercion husbands illiterate women women made decisions jointly husbands regard health care 36 less likely aor 064 experience sexual coercion whose health care decided upon mothersfathersinlaw hand women whose husbands 5 years older likely report sexual coercion aor 133 counterparts women whose husbands consumed alcohol aor 127 furthermore women experienced higher levels patriarchal control husbands also likely experience sexual coercion husbands aor 72 compared face controlthe study indicates sexual coercion among married women widespread nepal programs focus education womens empowerment reduce sexual coercion protect womens health rights furthermore campaigns alcohol abuse awareness programs targeting husbands also focus attention issue sexual coercion