Perceived decline in intimate partner violence against women in Bangladesh: Qualitative evidence

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 243-257

  Schuler, Sidney Ruth ^a   Lenzi, Rachel ^a   Nazneen, Sohela ^b   Bates, Lisa M ^c  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BATTERED WOMAN; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; BATTERED WOMEN; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84883414154     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2013.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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