Association between gap in spousal education and domestic violence in India and Bangladesh

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 467
• Main Authors: Rapp, Daniel, Zoch, Beate, Khan, M Mobarak H, Pollmann, Thorsten, Krämer, Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 21.06.2012; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Analysis; Bangladesh - epidemiology; Domestic violence; Educational attainment; Educational Status; Family violence; Female; Health Surveys; Higher education; Human rights; Humans; Husbands; India - epidemiology; Married people; Medical ethics; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data; Spouses - statistics & numerical data; Studies; Surveys; Young Adult; Bangladesh; India

Domestic violence (DV) against women is a serious human rights abuse and well recognised global public health concern. The occurrence of DV is negatively associated with the educational level of spouses but studies dealing with educational discrepancies of spouses show contradicting results: Wives w...