Emma Fulu, Rachel Jewkes, Tim Roselli, Claudia García‐Moreno
BACKGROUND: Male perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) is under-researched. In this Article, we present data for the prevalence of, and factors associated with, male perpetration of IPV from the UN Multi-country Cross-sectional Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific. We aimed to...
Emma Fulu, Stephanie Spaid Miedema, Tim Roselli, Sarah McCook et al.
BACKGROUND: Although childhood trauma and violence against women are global public health issues, few population-based data from low-income and middle-income countries exist about the links between them. We present data from the UN Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific, exp...
Rachel Jewkes, Emma Fulu, Tim Roselli, Claudia García‐Moreno
BACKGROUND: Rape perpetration is under-researched. In this study, we aimed to describe the prevalence of, and factors associated with, male perpetration of rape of non-partner women and of men, and the reasons for rape, from nine sites in Asia and the Pacific across six countries: Bangladesh, China,...
Rachel Jewkes, Emma Fulu, Ruchira Tabassam Naved, Esnat Chirwa et al.
BACKGROUND: Understanding the past-year prevalence of male-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) and risk factors is essential for building evidence-based prevention and monitoring progress to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.2, but so far, population-based research on this remains very li...
Andrew Gibbs, Kristin Dunkle, Leane Ramsoomar, Samantha Willan et al.
Background: Understanding the drivers of intimate partner violence (IPV), perpetrated by men and experienced by women, is a critical task for developing effective prevention programmes.Objectives: To provide a comprehensive assessment of the drivers of IPV.Methods: A comprehensive review of the driv...
Md. Abdus Salam, Md. Abdul Alim, Toshikuni Noguchi
Objectives Spousal violence is common and results in costly problems both for society and for the reproductive health of women. Despite the recognition that violence may be associated with serious consequences for women's reproductive health, our understanding of the relationship between the two rem...
Mosiur Rahman, Keiko Nakamura, Kaoruko Seino, Masashi Kizuki
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...
Dina M. Siddiqi
It is now widely recognised that there is a need to take the scope of the population policy in Bangladesh beyond the confines of merely achieving population stabilisation through reduction of fertility. Although in recent years the approach to reduction of fertility has changed from narrow family pl...
Sadika Akhter, Shannon Rutherford, Cordia Chu
INTRODUCTION: Despite the improved safety of the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh since 2013, other workplace health and safety issues in the ready-made garment industry continue, especially violence towards female workers. This article examines this violence as well as the social norms and...
Elissa L. Perry, Caryn J. Block, Debra A. Noumair
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a model that explores the relationship between inclusive leadership, inclusive climates and sexual harassment and other negative work-related outcomes, at the work unit and individual levels. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual model of inclusive ...
Sarah K Chynoweth, Dale Buscher, Sarah Levin Martin, Anthony B. Zwi
Evidence of sexual violence against men and boys in many conflict-affected settings is increasingly recognized. Yet relatively little is currently known about the varied forms, sites, and impacts of this violence. Further, scant research on sexual violence against men and boys in displacement contex...
Anita Raj, Lotus McDougal, Elizabeth Reed, Jay G. Silverman
OBJECTIVE: To assess associations between marital violence and type of contraception among women in South Asia. METHODS: Cross-sectional analyses were conducted using marital violence data collected during the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys from Bangladesh (n=3665), India (n=56357), and ...
Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Mahfuz Al Mamun, Kausar Parvin, Samantha Willan et al.
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 ...
Amir Mohammad Sayem, Housne Begum, Shanta Shyamolee Moneesha
This article examines women’s attitudes towards informal, formal social and formal legal support-seeking strategies against intimate partner violence (IPV). This study found that the majority of the participants were likely to seek help from informal, formal social and formal legal agents. Multivari...
Debby Herbenick, Sari M. van Anders, Lori A. Brotto, Meredith L. Chivers et al.