| Associations of marital violence with different forms of contraception: Cross-sectional findings from South Asia |
| Authors: |
Anita Raj, Lotus McDougal, Elizabeth Reed, and Jay G. Silverman |
| Source: |
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 31(3): E56-E61; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.03.013 |
| Topic(s): |
Contraception
Domestic violence
Gender-based violence (GBV)
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Marriage
Sexual violence
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| Country: |
Asia
Multiple Asian Countries
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
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| Published: |
AUG 2015 |
| Abstract: |
Objective
To assess associations between marital violence and type of contraception among women in South Asia.
Methods
Cross-sectional analyses were conducted using marital violence data collected during the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys from Bangladesh (n = 3665), India (n = 56 357), and Nepal (n = 3037). Data were pooled to assess associations of marital violence (physical or sexual) with modern contraception use (current spacing or sterilization).
Results
Sexual marital violence was associated with both modern spacing contraception (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13–1.49) and sterilization (AOR 0.79; 95% CI, 0.70–0.88). Sexual violence was reported more often by pill users (9.8% vs 5.5% for non-users) but less often by condom users (4.5% vs 5.8% for non-users).
Conclusion
Sexual marital violence might increase use of contraception that need not require husband involvement (pill) but decrease use of methods that require his cooperation (condom) or support for mobility, funds, or time (sterilization). |
| Web: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020729215001526 |