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Asian Journal of Criminology (2023) 18:1-20
https:/doi.org/1 0.1007/s 11417-022-09389-0
Association Between Disabilities, Educational Attainment,
Literacy, and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings
from the Indian National Family Health Surveys
Cooper A. Maher' - Brittany E. Hayes'
Received: 3 February 2022 / Accepted: 21 October 2022/ Published online: 2 November 2022
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2022
Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is widespread across the Global South, including India,
due to cultural and patriarchal norms that encourage and facilitate such behaviors. These
include age at marriage, community- and individual-level encouragement of IPV, and
limited access to education across the Global South, particularly for women. Despite this,
little research has sought to disentangle the role that disabilities play in affecting women's
risk of IPV in India. The current study analyzes a sample of currently married women
(N=114,901) from the nationally representative 2015-2016 and 2019-2021 National
Family Health Surveys (NFHS) to assess whether a relationship exists between these
dimensions, while controlling for well-known IPV correlates, with physical IPV and
controlling behaviors. Logistic regression analyses revealed that persons with cognitive/
intellectual disabilities as well as blind respondents were more likely to experience physical
IPV. Blind respondents were also more likely to experience controlling behavior. Further,
findings indicate that those with no or some education were more likely to experience
physical IPV relative to those with higher education. Findings from the current study
demonstrate the need for IPV reduction policies to ensure that adequate accommodations
are available to facilitate help-seeking behaviors among persons with disabilities. Tailored
prevention policies are also needed which consider both context- and location-specific
factors associated with risk.
Keywords Cognitive/intellectual disabilities - India - Intimate partner violence - Global
South - Sensory differences
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health concern that can have deleterious
consequences (World Health Organization [WHO], 2021). According to the WHO (2021),
IPV includes physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, or controlling behaviors
perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner. Worldwide, it is estimated that 30% of
women have experienced some form of physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner
E Cooper A. Maher
maherca@mail.uc.edu
Department of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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