Domestic violence-rural-urban current age and age at marriage differential impact on women physical health in Punjab, Pakistan
2010
Asif, F. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Rural Sociology) | Zafar, M.I. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Rural Sociology) | Maann, A.A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Rural Sociology) | Ahmad, M. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Agricultural Extension)
Do the women who get married at a younger age and reside in rural areas expose themselves to more domestic violence? The significance of the answer to this question based on a scientific study rather than anecdotes looms large as the society moves forward to tackle the menace of domestic violence by making informed policy choices. Using a random sample of 800 married females, a survey was conducted to study the type, frequency, and severity of violence against married women in the two districts of Punjab (Faisalabad & Narowal), Pakistan. Specifically explored in this study are the relationships between spousal (wife) abuse and the following variables: (1) wife's and husband's current age and age at marriage, the extent to which the wife or husband's current age and age at marriage mitigates the occurrences and severity of abuse, and (2) place of residence; differences between urban and rural living arrangements as a factor in the abusive relationship. The dependent varia
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