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Kimuna, Sitawa R.; Djamba, Yanyi K.; Ciciurkaite, Gabriele; Cherukuri, Suvarna – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013
This article assesses the prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence in India. The study uses the 2005-2006 India National Family Health Survey-III (NFHS-III) and focuses on the 69,484 ever-married women ages 15 to 49 from all regions, who were administered the domestic violence module. The results show that 31% of respondents experienced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Family Violence, Incidence
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Speizer, Ilene S.; Pearson, Erin – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and early marriage is explored using the 2005-2006 India National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3). The NFHS-3 collected data from a representative sample of women and men in India with a large enough sample size to have a representative sample at the state level. The focus is on youth from…
Descriptors: Females, Marriage, Foreign Countries, National Surveys