Anita Raj|Niranjan Saggurti|Danielle Lawrence|Balaiah Donta|Jay G. Silverman
Association between adolescent marriage and marital violence among young adult women in India
Boston University|Population Council Institute|Boston University|National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health|Harvard University|Boston University
abstract objective assess whether history adolescent marriage lt 18 years places women young adulthood india increased risk physical sexual marital violence methods crosssectional analysis performed data nationally representative household study 124 385 indian women aged 1549 years collected 20052006 analyses restricted married women aged 2024 years participated marital violence mv survey module n 10 514 simple regression models models adjusted participant demographics constructed estimate odds ratios ors 95 confidence intervals cis associations adolescent marriage mv results half 58 participants married 18 years age 35 women experienced physical sexual violence marriage 27 reported abuse last year adjusted regression analyses revealed women married minors significantly likely married adults report ever experiencing mv adjusted 177 95 ci 161195 last 12 months adjusted 151 95 ci 136167 conclusions women married adolescents remain increased risk mv young adulthood