Physical violence by husbands: Magnitude, disclosure and help-seeking behavior of women in Bangladesh

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2917-2929

  Naved, Ruchira Tabassum ^a   Azim, Safia ^b   Bhuiya, Abbas ^a   Persson, Lars Åke ^c  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b Naripokkho ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Disclosure of violence; Domestic violence; Help seeking; Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE; WOMENS ORGANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BATTERED WOMAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL ABUSE; STIGMA; URBAN AREA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BANGLADESH; BATTERED WOMEN; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPOUSE ABUSE; STEREOTYPING; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33646130843     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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