Prevalence and correlates of domestic violence by husbands against wives in Bangladesh: evidence from a national survey

Journal of Men's Health and Gender

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-63

  Aklimunnessa, Khandoker ^a   Khan, M M H ^a,b   Kabir, M ^b   Mori, Mitsuru ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Correlates; Domestic violence by husband against wife; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BANGLADESH; BIDI SMOKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIED MAN; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEVISION; TOBACCO;

EID: 33847657574     PISSN: 15718913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhg.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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