SynthesisGlobal public health2017
Domestic violence against women in India: A systematic review of a decade of quantitative studies.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Intersecting inequities: a systematic review of socio-cultural, economic, and legal determinants of violence against women and girls in Asia (ANULA project-WP1 Evidence Synthesis).BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- The global psychological and physical effects of domestic abuse and violence on South Asian women: a qualitative systematic review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Pooled it
- A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Community-Based Intimate Partner Violence Interventions in India.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Violence Against Women in India: An Analysis of Correlates of Domestic Violence and Barriers and Facilitators of Access to Resources for Support.Journal of evidence-based social work (2019) · 2022Pooled it
- Baseline cohort data from HARMONY, a cluster randomised controlled trial of culturally safe domestic violence management in general practice.BMC primary care · 2025Trial
- Community resource centres to improve the health of women and children in informal settlements in Mumbai: a cluster-randomised, controlled trial.The Lancet. Global health · 2017Trial
- Perceptions of intimate partner violence among men and women in southern India: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- SPECTRA: A Conceptual Framework to Bridge Praxis and Remap Relational Violence in India Using a Complex Trauma Lens.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physicians' opinions on GBV: a qualitative pilot study in South Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Revenge Fantasies Expressed Through Drawings and Narratives: Insights from Indian Perspectives Based on Gender and Religion.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2025Article
- How gender norms and interpersonal communication are associated with gender-based violence attitudes and intentions to intervene: Secondary outcome findings from Odisha, India.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Prevalence and correlates of physical violence perpetrated by an intimate partner against women who are pregnant in India.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Schooling and intimate partner violence: retrospective analysis of India's Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan using quasi-experimental techniques.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Remedial, institutional or radical? Explaining community responses to violence against women in an NGO programme to prevent violence in Mumbai, India.World development · 2024Article
- Promoting sexual well-being.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- A global study into Indian women's experiences of domestic violence and control: the role of patriarchal beliefs.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- 'We don't get money in our own hands': evidence from focus group discussions on economic abuse against women in two states of India.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Improving Bystander Self-efficacy to Prevent Violence Against Women Through Interpersonal Communication Using Mobile Phone Entertainment Education: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Mixed-Method Investigations Uncovering Tension, PTSD Symptoms, and Trauma-Related Difficulties Among Indian Women from Slums Reporting Gender-Based Violence.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2023Article
- Prevalence and determinants of emotional violence faced by married women in Delhi, India: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
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Abstract
Domestic violence (DV) is prevalent among women in India and has been associated with poor mental and physical health. We performed a systematic review of 137 quantitative studies published in the prior decade that directly evaluated the DV experiences of Indian women to summarise the breadth of recent work and identify gaps in the literature. Among studies surveying at least two forms of abuse, a median 41% of women reported experiencing DV during their lifetime and 30% in the past year. We noted substantial inter-study variance in DV prevalence estimates, attributable in part to different study populations and settings, but also to a lack of standardisation, validation, and cultural adaptation of DV survey instruments. There was paucity of studies evaluating the DV experiences of women over age 50, residing in live-in relationships, same-sex relationships, tribal villages, and of women from the northern regions of India. Additionally, our review highlighted a gap in research evaluating the impact of DV on physical health. We conclude with a research agenda calling for additional qualitative and longitudinal quantitative studies to explore the DV correlates proposed by this quantitative literature to inform the development of a culturally tailored DV scale and prevention strategies.
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