Domestic violence across generations: findings from northern India

2002194 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Sandra L. Martin · Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Kathryn E. Moracco · Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Julian Garro · Cancer Research And Biostatistics

Amy O. Tsui · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lawrence L. Kupper · Cancer Research And Biostatistics

Jennifer L Chase · Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Jacquelyn Campbell

Abstract

These findings from northern India are congruent with those from other geographical/cultural settings in suggesting that witnessing violence between one's parents while growing up is an important risk factor for the perpetration of partner violence in adulthood.

Topics & Keywords

Intimate Partner and Family Violence Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Epidemiology

Volume 31, Issue 3, pp. 560-572

DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.3.560

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