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Spousal Violence in Bangladesh as Reported by Men Prevalence and Risk Factors

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JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
Volume 24, Issue 6, Pages 977-995

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SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508319368

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domestic violence; Bangladesh; men; DHS

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To study risk factors for perpetration of spousal violence among men in Bangladesh, self-reported Demographic and Health Surveys data from 2,780 married men using bivariate and multivariate techniques are analyzed. Of the respondents, 74% report having ever been violent toward their wives; 37% report violence in the past year. Nonnormative behaviors increase the risk for violence: Men who marry more than once, men who use drugs, and men who are unfaithful to their wives are all significantly more likely to report violence against their spouses. Egalitarian attitudes toward women do not decrease the risk for violence. However, attitudes explicitly about wife-beating are the strongest predictor of violence: Men who believe wife-beating is acceptable are more than 4 times as likely to report recent violence against their wives. While men's self-reports of spousal violence indicate that wife-beating is prevalent in Bangladesh, the results indicate opportunities for programmatic intervention.

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