Open AccessDomestic violence against women: A hidden and deeply rooted health issue in India
Author(s) -
Aritra Bhattacharya,
Shamima Yasmin,
Amiya Bhattacharya,
Baijayanti Baur,
Kishore P Madhwani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_506_20
Subject(s) - medicine , domestic violence , population , sexual violence , humiliation , demography , sexual intercourse , psychiatry , poison control , suicide prevention , environmental health , psychology , social psychology , nursing , sociology
Domestic violence was identified as a major contributor to the global burden of ill health in terms of female morbidity leading to psychological trauma and depression, injuries, sexually transmitted diseases, suicide, and murder.