Domestic Violence in India: Insights From the 2005-2006 National Family Health Survey

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 773-807

  Kimuna, Sitawa R ^a   Djamba, Yanyi K ^b   Ciciurkaite, Gabriele ^c   Cherukuri, Suvarna ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic violence; ever married women; India; physical violence; sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874059177     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512455867     Document Type: Article

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