Domestic violence and forced sex among the urban poor in South India: Implications for HIV prevention

Suniti Solomon; Ramnath Subbaraman; Sunil S. Solomon; Aylur K. Srikrishnan; Sethulakshmi C. Johnson; C. K. Vasudevan; Santhanam Anand; Aylur K. Ganesh; David D. Celentano

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Domestic violence and forced sex among the urban poor in South India: Implications for HIV prevention

Suniti Solomon, Ramnath Subbaraman, Sunil S. Solomon, Aylur K. Srikrishnan, Sethulakshmi C. Johnson, C. K. Vasudevan, Santhanam Anand, Aylur K. Ganesh, David D. Celentano

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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This article examined the prevalence of physical and sexual violence among 1,974 married women from 40 low-income communities in Chennai, India. The authors found a 99% and 75% lifetime prevalence of physical abuse and forced sex, respectively, whereas 65% of women experienced more than five episodes of physical abuse in the 3 months preceding the survey. Factors associated with violence after multivariate adjustment included elementary/middle school education and variables suggesting economic insecurity. These domestic violence rates exceed those in prior Indian reports, suggesting women in slums may be at increased risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	753-773
Number of pages	21
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	15
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801209334602
State	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

Forced sex
HIV/AIDS
India
Violence

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Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
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