PA 19-1-0606 Effect of intimate partner violence and workplace violence on depression of female garment workers in bangladesh

Rate of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is high (54%) in Bangladesh. Moreover, female garments workers reports higher rate of IPV and are vulnerable to different forms workplace violence (WPV). Experience of violence put women at increased risk of developing depressive symptoms which is related with low self-esteem, lower life satisfaction and lower productivity. However, effect of IPV and WPV on female garment workers mental health has not been studied yet in Bangladesh and the pathways through which these experience lead to development of depressive symptomatology remain unknown. This paper aims to address this gap using data from a cross sectional survey of female garment workers (n=800) conducted as baseline survey of HERrespect trial. We conducted descriptive analyses and structural equation…