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Violence against women could be physical, mental or sexual. It reflects inequities between men and women and compromises health, dignity, security & autonomy of the victims. The present study was carried out at the Urban Health Centre & included all married women in the reproductive age, to study various factors associated with violence, and the decision making power of the women. Objectives: 1. To identify socio-cultural and demographic factors related to domestic violence. 2. To assess health status of these women. 3. To assess decision making power of women and its relationship with domestic violence. Methodology: A cross-sectional, descriptive, epidemiological study was carried out at Urban Health Centre, Govandi , field practice area affiliated to the Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, during the period from 1 st February 2008 - 31 st March 2008. Study population included married women who experienced domestic violence, in the age group 15-45 years, attending general OPD (n = 105). Women were enquired about the type of violence faced by them , their perpetrators, the perceived risk factors and their decision making power in the family. Data was analyzed using SPSS 11.5. Results : Women who experienced violence were included in the study (n=105). Most of them (82.86%) were Muslims, illiterate(53.34%) and were in the age group 26 - 35 years(57.14%). The violence faced by them was mostly Verbal(71.42%) and Physical violence (48.57%), with perpetrators being mostly their husbands' and Mother- in - law. These women did not have any power in decision making in the family.

Study to assess determinants of domestic violence among women in urban slum of Mumbai