Intimate partner sexual violence against women in Sylhet, Bangladesh : some risk factors

Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is considered to be a multifarious critical problem in Bangladesh. This study explored the IPSV correlates in Bangladesh with a specific focus on a rural setting. Cross-sectional survey data were collected from 250 randomly selected married women aged 15-49 years in Kandigoan Union Parishad, Sylhet Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh in 2017. Chi-squared tests and multiple logistic regression techniques were applied to measure the IPSV correlates. Around 25% of respondents reported experience of IPSV over the previous 12 months. The logistic regression results showed that women who had committed to pay dowry upon marriage, suspected their husbands of having extramarital affairs and reported having poor spousal communication were 2.657 times (OR = 2.257; 95% CI = 0.527-9.662), 4.914 times (OR = 4.914; 95% CI = 1.354-17.829) and 3.536 times (OR = 3.536; 95% CI = 0.910-13.745) more likely, respectively to report experiencing IPSV by their husbands compared with their counterparts. The findings are expected to contribute to formulating an appropriate policy to combat IPSV against married women at the household level in rural areas of Bangladesh.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Journal of biosocial science - 54(2022), 1 vom: 19. Jan., Seite 54-76

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Islam, Md Shahidul [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bangladesh
Intimate partner
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sexual violence

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.01.2022

Date Revised 26.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/S002193202000067X

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317806351