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The British Journal of Psychiatry (2005) 187: 62-67
© 2005 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Domestic violence and its mental health correlates in Indian women

SHUBA KUMAR, PhD

India Clinical Epidemiology Network, Chennai

LAKSHMANAN JEYASEELAN, PhD

Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore

SARADHA SURESH, MD, PhD

Institute of Child Health, Egmore, Chennai

RAMESH CHANDRA AHUJA, MD

Department of Medicine, King George Medical College, Lucknow, India

IndiaSAFE Steering Committee

Correspondence: Dr Shuba Kumar, Social Scientist and Manager, India Clinical Epidemiology Network, No. 58 Venkatratnam Nagar, Adayar, Chennai - 600 020, India. Tel: +91 44 24422477; fax: +91 44 24455378; e-mail: indiaclen{at}touchtelindia.net

Declaration of interest None. Funding detailed in Acknowledgements.

Background Domestic spousal violence against women has far-reaching mental health implications.

Aims To determine the association of domestic spousal violence with poor mental health.

Method In a household survey of rural, urban non-slum and urban slum areas from seven sites in India, the population of women aged15-49 years was sampled using probability proportionate to size. The Self Report Questionnaire was used to assess mental health status and a structured questionnaire elicited spousal experiences of violence.

Results Of 9938 women surveyed, 40% reported poor mental health. Logistic regression showed that women reporting `any violence' - `slap', `hit', `kick' or `beat' (OR 2.2, 95% CI 2.0-2.5) - or `all violence' - all of the four types of physically violent behaviour (OR 3.5, 95% CI 2.94-3.51) - were at increased risk of poor mental health.

Conclusions Findings indicate a strong association between domestic spousal violence and poor mental health, and underscore the need for appropriate interventions.




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