Association of Domestic Violence From Husband and Women Empowerment in Slum Community, Mumbai

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2227-2239

  Donta, Balaiah ^a   Nair, Saritha ^a   Begum, Shahina ^a   Prakasam, C P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

decision making power; empowerment index; freedom of movement; justified wife beating; violence from husband

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BATTERED WOMAN; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKET; MARRIAGE; MARRIED WOMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; POVERTY AREAS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973442839     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260515573574     Document Type: Article

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