Study on Community awareness regarding psychological violence against women
| Autor: | Ashfia Saberin, Jannatul Ferdous, Farzana Khan, Rezwana Parveen, Tanmoy Sarker, Afroza Begum |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Z H Sikder Women’s Medical College Journal. 1:10-13 |
| ISSN: | 2708-101X 2707-9252 |
| DOI: | 10.47648/zhswmcj.2019.v0101.02 |
| Popis: | A community based cross-sectional study was carried out in a selected village of Dhamrai, Dhaka with a sample size of 191 to explore the status of community awareness regarding psychological violence against women (PVAW) among respondents > 18 years of age with a semi-structured questionnaire employing purposive sampling method; data was collected by face to face interview. Female respondent were higher (51.8%) in number. This study found that 26.2% and 29.3% respondents were in the age group between 28-37 years and 38-47 years respectively (Mean ±SD = 37.35 ±11.95 years). Most of the respondents were married (86.4%); mean duration of marriage was 18.41 ±10.438 years. The mean monthly family income was 21989.53 ±12391.419 Tk, This study found that nuclear family (58.1%) was higher. The findings of the current study shows that 57.6% respondents have average (30 % to < 60%) knowledge regarding psychological violence. Association between the psychological violence with educational status of the respondents was statistically significant. (p = .018), also there is statistical significant association between psychological violence with family income of the respondents. (p = .018) and psychological violence with the type of family of the respondents. (p = .033). Violence against women is a burning public health issue and a serious threat to human rights. Intervention like social awareness programmes can be arranged to improve the knowledge and awareness of the community people. |
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