Indeterminate Responses to Attitudinal Questions About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Rural Bangladesh

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 797-830

  Yount, Kathryn M ^a   Halim, Nafisa ^b   Head, Sara ^c   Schuler, Sidney Ruth ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes about gender; Attitudinal surveys; Bangladesh; Demographic and Health Surveys; Indeterminate responses; Intimate partner violence; Response effects

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; VILLAGE; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84870383178     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-012-9241-x     Document Type: Article

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