Intimate partner violence (IPV) with miscarriages, stillbirths and abortions: Identifying vulnerable households for women in Bangladesh

A Afiaz, RK Biswas, R Shamma, N Ananna - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a social problem in Bangladesh with adverse effects on
maternal healthcare. This study analyzed the sociodemographic factors responsible for …

Causes of urban migration in Bangladesh: evidence from the urban health survey

RK Biswas, E Kabir, HTA Khan - Population Research and Policy Review, 2019 - Springer
Mass migration is increasing urban populations globally. One country where urban
migration is significantly increasing is Bangladesh, where systematic research will explore …

An examination of physical violence against women and its justification in development settings in Uganda

P Bukuluki, P Kisaakye, SP Wandiembe, T Musuya… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
This paper uses data from a community cross-sectional survey to examine the factors that
are associated with justification of physical violence against women. Results indicate that …

Does gender inequality matter for access to and utilization of maternal healthcare services in Bangladesh?

F Ahmed, FA Oni, SS Hossen - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
There is a high prevalence of gender gap in Bangladesh which might affect women's
likelihood to receive maternal healthcare services. In this backdrop, we aim to investigate …

Factors associated with unmet fertility desire and perceptions of ideal family size among women in Bangladesh: Insights from a nationwide Demographic and Health …

R Akram, AR Sarker, N Sheikh, N Ali, MGN Mozumder… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Along with the developing world, Bangladesh has made a tremendous
improvement in declining total fertility rate, however, this declining trend is not uniform to all …

Socio-economic inequalities in intimate partner violence justification among women in Ghana: analysis of the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data

C Adu - International health, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background One of the key reasons for the high prevalence of intimate partner violence
among women is the justification of intimate partner violence. Socio-economic status of …

Trend of child marriage in Bangladesh: A reflection on significant socioeconomic factors

RK Biswas, JR Khan, E Kabir - Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 - Elsevier
A complicating factor for child marriage in Bangladesh is age heaping or digital preference,
where young girls misreport their age, claiming to be older or younger than they are …

Impact of socio-demographic and economic factors on intimate partner violence justification among women in union in Papua New Guinea

C Adu, BYA Asare, W Agyemang-Duah… - Archives of public …, 2022 - Springer
Background Justification of intimate partner violence (IPV) has several implications,
including reduced likelihood of help-seeking, increased experiences episodes of partner …

Married women's experience of domestic violence in Malawi: New evidence from a cluster and multinomial logistic regression analysis

LC Chikhungu, M Amos, N Kandala… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Violence against women is a global issue with estimates indicating that 35% of all women
worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or …

Predictors of spousal coercive control and its association with intimate partner violence evidence from National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-2016) India

S Kanougiya, M Sivakami, S Rai - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The feminist theory posits that spousal coercive control is not random but a
purposeful and systematic men's strategy to control and dominate their female partners. The …