abstract: 'Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a breach of fundamental human

  rights, and a global health issue. While the literature is rich in

  research on the determinants of IPV, the possible effect of

  socioeconomic inequality on IPV has received little attention. The

  present paper is aimed at examining the effect of socioeconomic

  inequality on IPV in India, a nation where VAW is among the highest in

  the world.

  Methods We used data from the third and fourth round of National Family

  Health Survey for India, a nationally representative sample survey

  conducted in 2005-2006 and 2015-2016, respectively. It is claimed that,

  by eroding social capital in the living community, socioeconomic

  inequality raises the likelihood of witnessing violence. To estimate the

  impact of socioeconomic inequality on IPV, we rely on concentration

  curve, and decomposition analysis method.

  Results Our findings show a clear statistically significant positive

  association between IPV and socioeconomic inequality in India, though

  the percentage has decreased from 2005-2006 to 2015-2016 (39.7 to

  31.0\%). The large age gap between couples was found to be positively

  associated where younger women have a higher risk of IPV from their

  spouses. In addition, other covariates such as no education, husband''s

  unemployment status, poor economic status of household increases the

  risk of IPV and were also statistically significant. Women''s working

  status protected them against IPV (A.O.R = 0.80 {[}2005-2006]; A.O.R =

  0.70 {[}2015-2016]), though there was a greater risk of IPV among

  uneducated women.

  Conclusion Poverty and deprivation among men often emerge as potentially

  important drivers of this. Interventions to empower women would not only

  expand women''s access to economic services and opportunities, but should

  also collaborate with men and women to tackle men''s livelihoods, male

  gender stereotypes, and masculinity norms.'
affiliation: 'Chaurasia, H (Corresponding Author), Natl Inst Res Reprod Hlth NIRRH,
  Indian Council Med Res ICMR, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India.

  Chaurasia, Himanshu, Natl Inst Res Reprod Hlth NIRRH, Indian Council Med Res ICMR,
  Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India.

  Debnath, Paramita; Srivastava, Shobhit, Int Inst Populat Sci IIPS, Mumbai 400088,
  Maharashtra, India.

  Purkayastha, Naina, Dibrugarh Univ, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.'
author: Chaurasia, Himanshu and Debnath, Paramita and Srivastava, Shobhit and Purkayastha,
  Naina
author-email: himanshu.icmr369@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Chaurasia
  given: Himanshu
- family: Debnath
  given: Paramita
- family: Srivastava
  given: Shobhit
- family: Purkayastha
  given: Naina
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s40609-021-00215-6
earlyaccessdate: JUN 2021
files: []
issn: 2196-8799
journal: GLOBAL SOCIAL WELFARE
keywords: 'Violence against women; Intimate partner violence; Socioeconomic

  inequality; Empower women'
keywords-plus: 'MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; RISK-FACTORS; WOMEN;

  PREVALENCE; PERSPECTIVES; EMPOWERMENT; PREDICTORS; IPV; AGE'
language: English
month: SEP
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '74'
orcid-numbers: 'Srivastava, Shobhit/0000-0002-7138-4916

  Chaurasia, Himanshu/0000-0003-3679-4415

  Debnath, Paramita/0000-0003-3451-6622'
pages: 263-277
papis_id: fb7310d7556b22ea86dc518fb0724f88
ref: Chaurasia2021issocioeconomic
researcherid-numbers: 'Srivastava, Shobhit/AAI-1811-2021

  '
times-cited: '4'
title: Is Socioeconomic Inequality Boosting Intimate Partner Violence in India? An
  Overview of the National Family Health Survey, 2005-2006 and 2015-2016
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000666977800001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '8'
web-of-science-categories: Social Work
year: '2021'