Does women’s empowerment increase accessibility to healthcare among women facing domestic violence?

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1024-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meerambika Mahapatro
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment

scholarly journals An Intergenerational Women’s Empowerment Intervention to Mitigate Domestic Violence

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 346-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suneeta Krishnan ◽  
Kalyani Subbiah ◽  
Sajida Khanum ◽  
Prabha S. Chandra ◽  
Nancy S. Padian
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Adverse Health Outcomes ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Domestic Violence Prevention

A growing body of literature has documented the global prevalence of domestic violence against women of reproductive age as well as the association between violence and an array of adverse reproductive, psychosocial, and child health outcomes . However, there is a dearth of research on domestic violence prevention interventions in the peer-reviewed literature to guide program planning and policy-making efforts. In this article, the authors describe the development and assessment of the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of an intergenerational women’s empowerment-based intervention to mitigate domestic violence and related adverse health outcomes in low-income urban communities in Southern India.

scholarly journals Domestic violence in rural currently married women: effects on utilization of reproductive and maternal health services

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 602
Author(s):  
Rajiv Kumar Gupta ◽  
Bhavna Langer ◽  
Parveen Singh ◽  
Rashmi Kumari ◽  
Najma Akhter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Maternal Health Services ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Wife Beating ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
A Priority

Background: Domestic violence remains a public health concern in India due to its high prevalence and adverse effects on pregnancy outcomes. Domestic violence in low and middle income countries has emerged as a priority among researchers and policy makers who are primarily concerned with women s health and empowerment. The study aimed to assess the relationship between domestic violence and women’s use of reproductive and maternal health services.Methods: The present study was conducted among currently married rural women in reproductive age group (15-49 Years). Four villages in Kot Balwal Block were selected randomly and all the currently married women who were willing to give informed verbal consent were administered the questionnaire. The questionnaire was pilot tested by the authors. Data was analysed using proportion sand chi square test was used as a test of significance.Results: Prevalence of domestic violence was reported to be 49.12%. Regarding empowerment, the results revealed that while 65.3% of the respondents were able to decide on their health, only 20.7% had say in household purchases. Attitude towards wife beating was strongly negative as 95.7% rejected wife beating. Levels of education, exposure to media, intake of alcohol by partners and spousal age difference were statistically significant (p<0.05) in relation to use of reproductive and maternal health services.Conclusions: The study has revealed that women’s empowerment has a positive impact on use of reproductive and maternal health services. Multi-sector collaboration in initiating programs and interventions to improve women’s empowerment, increase educational attainment and reduction of gender based violence should be a priority for the health planners.

“With All My Force …”

Women Rising ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 50-52
Author(s):  
Lina Abirafeh ◽  
Ghida Anani
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Arab Men

In this chapter, Lina Abirafeh discusses how ABAAD, a resource center for gender equality in Lebanon, is engaging Arab men in the advocacy against domestic violence. ABAAD aims to inspire men and boys to advocate for women’s empowerment and end violence against women in Lebanese society.

scholarly journals Differentiating perceptions of intimate partner violence in Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-92
Author(s):  
Annah K Bender ◽  
Nishesh Chalise
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Wife Beating ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Demographic Health Survey ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Binary Variable

Perception of domestic violence is a frequently used indicator of women’s empowerment. It is, however, thought to be a binary variable, where women either justify wife beating or they do not. In the Nepal Demographic Health Survey, empowerment is ‘high’ if the woman answers no to one of five circumstances of wife beating. This study develops a Latent Class Analysis model to determine whether there are categories of women who endorsed some type of violence but not others. A more nuanced measure of perception of domestic violence would improve our understanding on women’s empowerment.

scholarly journals Effect of BISP’S Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Women Empowerment in Gilgit Baltistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-144
Author(s):  
Fatima Ghazi ◽  
Muhammad Abo ul Hassan Rashid ◽  
Saif Ur Rehman Saif Abbasi ◽  
Hassan Raza
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Household Decision Making ◽  
Unconditional Cash Transfer

Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) is a targeted unconditional cash transfer program initiated to provide financial support to poor and vulnerable women for smoothing and cushioning the negative effects of slow economic growth. The present study aims to find out the effect of unconditional cash transfer BISP on women’s empowerment. We analyze women’s empowerment through exploring the effect of unconditional cash transfer on household decision making, their independence, status of women in the community and their freedom from domestic violence. We interviewed 20 beneficiaries among which 10 respondents belonged to district Gilgit whereas the remaining 10 were the residents of district Nagar the data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Purposive sampling was used for data collection and respondents were traced through snowball sampling technique. The findings aver that BISP has improved the household decision making of women, increased women independence at limited level and decreased domestic violence, however, minimal effect was observed on women’s status in society.

scholarly journals KEKERASAN TERHADAP PEREMPUAN DAN PERCERAIAN DALAM PERSPEKTIF PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Theresia Mutiara Galistya
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Gender Empowerment ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Control

<p><em>The achievement of Indonesian’s women empowerment through Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) shows an increase in the last eight years. On the other hand, the increasing trend is also seen in the percentage of violence against women. Ideally, the increase in GDI is followed by a decrease in acts of violence. A study of the 2017 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey’s data and also on the Annual Note of The Women's National Commission in 2018 is conduct to illustrate the conditions of women's empowerment, violence against women, and divorce as a result of violence. This study used a qualitative approach with descriptive and comparative analysis. The results indicate that the two indicators of women's empowerment, that is women's participation in household decision making and women's control of her income were related to disagreement towards domestic violence. In general, the higher the participation and control that women have, the more women disagree with all reasons to justify beating husbands to wives. This shows that in the future this attitude can reduce domestic violence as a cause of divorce. However, this study needs a more comprehensive analysis. This study also recommends the need for strengthening gender-based legislation to eliminate violence against women and will have an impact on women welfare and family resilience.</em></p>

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