Community influences on intimate partner violence in India: Women's education, attitudes towards mistreatment and standards of living

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 691-697

  Boyle, Michael H ^a   Georgiades, Katholiki ^a   Cullen, John ^a   Racine, Yvonne ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clustering; Education; India; Intimate partner violence; Surveys

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; GENDER ISSUE; LIVING STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIOLENCE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; PARTNER VIOLENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 68749091039     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.039     Document Type: Article

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