TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of and reasons for domestic violence among women from low socioeconomic communities of Karachi
AU - Ali, Tazeen S.
AU - Bustamante-Gavino, I.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - We conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of domestic violence and identify the reasons for it among 400 married women aged 15-45 years in low socioeconomic areas in urban Karachi. Data were collected with a pretested questionnaire. The prevalence of verbal abuse was 97.5% by the husband and 97.0% by the in-laws; the prevalence of physical abuse was 80.0% and 57.5% by the husband and in-laws respectively. Financial issues were the commonest reason for domestic violence followed by infertility and not having a son. The prevalence of domestic violence in our sample of women is high. There is a need to address this problem with efforts from health workers, policy-makers, nongovernmental organizations and others.
AB - We conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of domestic violence and identify the reasons for it among 400 married women aged 15-45 years in low socioeconomic areas in urban Karachi. Data were collected with a pretested questionnaire. The prevalence of verbal abuse was 97.5% by the husband and 97.0% by the in-laws; the prevalence of physical abuse was 80.0% and 57.5% by the husband and in-laws respectively. Financial issues were the commonest reason for domestic violence followed by infertility and not having a son. The prevalence of domestic violence in our sample of women is high. There is a need to address this problem with efforts from health workers, policy-makers, nongovernmental organizations and others.
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U2 - 10.26719/2007.13.6.1417
DO - 10.26719/2007.13.6.1417
M3 - Article
C2 - 18341191
AN - SCOPUS:41949106070
SN - 1020-3397
VL - 13
SP - 1417
EP - 1426
JO - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
JF - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
IS - 6
ER -
