Meerambika Mahapatro|Ritu Gupta|V. K. Gupta
The risk factor of domestic violence in India
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare|Indian Council of Medical Research
last decade research field domestic violence led greater recognition issue public health problem paper aims study prevalence physical psychological sexual violence potential risk factors women confronting violence within home indiaa multicentric study analytical crosssectional design applied covers 18 states india 14507 women respondents multistage sampling probability proportion size donethe result shows overall 39 per cent women abused women lower household income illiterate belonging lower caste partner drinksbets etc found important risk factors place women india greater risk experiencing domestic violenceas india already passed bill domestic violence present results robustness problem useful sensitize concerned agencies strictly implement law may lead constructive sustainable response domestic violence india improvement women health wellbeing