Volume : 6, Issue : 1, January - 2017

A COMMUNITY BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG MARRIED WOMEN DWELLING IN URBAN SLUM-TAMIL NADU.

Dr. Murali. R, Dr. Munish. N

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Aim: To study the domestic violence experienced by the married women in an urban slum located in Tamil Nadu. &nbsp; Objectives: 1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To measure the magnitude of domestic violence among married women in urban slum. 2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To study the causes for domestic violence among them. 3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To determine the forms of domestic violence experienced by them. 4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To evaluate the reasons for tolerating the domestic violence. 5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To know the steps taken by the victims to stop domestic violence. &nbsp; Methodology: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Study design: Cross-sectional study &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Study setting: Urban Slum-Tamil Nadu &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Study Subjects: Urban Slum married women in the age group of 15 to 55. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Study sample: stratified simple random sampling &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sample size: With the data from NFHS, prevalence of domestic violence is 37.2 from which the sample size was calculated as 125. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Study tool: Questionnaire based study. The data collected were tabulated and analyzed using spss software.</p>