?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+epidemiological+Study+of+Domestic+Violence+Against+Women+and+its+Association+with+Sexually+Transmitted+Infections+in+Bangalore+Rural.&rft.creator=Gaikwad%2C+V&rft.creator=Madhukumar%2C+S&rft.creator=Sudeepa%2C+D&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Gender-based+violence+is+universal%2C+differing+only+in+scope+from+one+society+to+the+other.+The+most+common+form+of+violence+against+women+is+domestic+violence+or+violence+within+families.+Objectives%3A+1.+To+study+the+prevalence+and+different+forms+of+domestic+violence+perpetrated+by+intimate+partner+against+married+women.+2.+To+study+socio+economic+and+demographic+factors+which+affect+the+victimization+of+woman+for+domestic+violence.+3.To+study+prevalence+of+sexually+transmitted+infection+and+its+association+with+domestic+violence+in+the+study+group.+Methods%3A+Based+on+a+pilot+study+results%2C+a+sample+size+of+257+was+determined.+Total+257+currently+married+women+in+the+reproductive+age+group+(15-49+yrs)+were+interviewed+by+systematic+random+sampling+with+prior+consent+using+a+well+designed%2C+pre-+tested+questionnaire+.+All+the+women+were+screened+for+sexually+transmitted+infections+as+per+the+WHO+guidelines+by+syndromic+approach.++The+data+was+analyzed+by+percentages+and+chi-square+test.+Results%3A+Prevalence+of+domestic+violence+was+found+to+be+29.57%25+in+the+study+group.+Verbal+abuse+was+reported+by+81.58%25+of+the+women%2C+Physical+abuse+by+31.58%25+of+the+women+%2CPsychological+abuse+by+27.63%25+of+the+women+and+Sexual+abuse+by+10.53%25+of+the+women.+Among+the+76+victimized+women+none+of+them+reported+to+the+police.+Interpretation+and+conclusions%3A+The+vulnerability+to+domestic+violence+was+found+significantly+associated+with+age+at+marriage%2C+duration+of+marriage+and+addiction+of+husband+to+alcohol.+The+association+between+domestic+violence+and+sexually+transmitted+infections+was+also+found+significant.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7999%2F1%2F2011-3-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gaikwad%2C+V+and+Madhukumar%2C+S+and+Sudeepa%2C+D++(2011)+An+epidemiological+Study+of+Domestic+Violence+Against+Women+and+its+Association+with+Sexually+Transmitted+Infections+in+Bangalore+Rural.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7999%2F