Magnitude and correlates of intimate partner violence against female garment workers from selected factories in Bangladesh

Autor: Mahfuz Al Mamun, Rachel Jewkes, Marat Yu, Andrew Gibbs, Samantha Willan, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Kausar Parvin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Child abuse
Domestic Violence
Epidemiology
Economics
Economics of Training and Education
Psychological intervention
Intimate Partner Violence
Social Sciences
lcsh:Medicine
Criminology
Pediatrics
Food Supply
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
Sociology
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
Child Abuse
Empowerment
lcsh:Science
media_common
Bangladesh
Human Capital
Multidisciplinary
Sexual violence
Traumatic Injury Risk Factors
Social Systems
population characteristics
Female
Crime
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Women
Working
Research Article
Adult
Employment
Asia
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
education
Context (language use)
behavioral disciplines and activities
03 medical and health sciences
Environmental health
mental disorders
Humans
Violent Crime
Extramarital sex
030505 public health
Sex Offenses
lcsh:R
social sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Medical Risk Factors
Labor Economics
People and Places
Domestic violence
lcsh:Q
Sex offense
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 11, p e0204725 (2018)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a huge public health, development and human rights issue worldwide. Despite the fact that working women in patriarchal contexts commonly report higher level of IPV, literature on this subject is still scanty. This paper assessed the magnitude of different types of IPV against female garment workers and identified its correlates using cross-sectional survey data collected during September-December, 2016 from 800 female garment workers randomly selected from lists provided by eight garment factories in and around Dhaka, Bangladesh. The results reveal high levels of IPV experienced by the workers (physical = 34%; sexual = 43%; economic = 35%, last 12 months). Logistic regression results were nuanced. While the worker's ability to mobilize resources in crises reduced IPV, her savings beyond a threshold increased its likelihood. Moreover, her ownership of jewellery/ large household assets increased the likelihood of IPV. Having moderately or highly controlling husband, substance abuse by husband and his involvement in extramarital sex predicted IPV. Although the worker's education up to 6 years or more was protective, education more than the husband increased the likelihood of IPV. Young age, having two or more children, experience of non-partner sexual violence and high acceptance of IPV increased the likelihood of IPV. Middle income group protected against IPV, while household food insecurity increased its likelihood. Work at a factory in the Export Processing Zone protected against IPV. The findings indicate that financial empowerment alone is not sufficient to protect the workers from IPV; interventions that combine gender empowerment training for workers in the context of better factory working conditions may be useful in reducing IPV; working with men is essential in this endeavour.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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