Does gender inequity increase the risk of intimate partner violence among women? Evidence from a national Bangladeshi sample.

BACKGROUND: Evidence from developing countries regarding the association between gender inequity and intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization in women has been suggestive but inconclusive. Using nationally representative population-based data from Bangladesh, we examined the association between...

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Main Authors: Mosiur Rahman, Keiko Nakamura, Kaoruko Seino, Masashi Kizuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3871584?pdf=render