"ANALYZING THE EXTENT, NATURE, AND IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN EASTERN INDIA'S POPULATION"

Given the scope of its consequences, it's no wonder that violence against women is recognized as a major public health issue. When women are assaulted in many rural areas of India, no reports are filed. The study's goal is to quantify the frequency with which women in eastern India fall victim to their male partners, accounting for relevant socioeconomic factors. Through a multistage sample technique, there were a total of 1718 married women and 1715 married men surveyed across three of Eastern India's four states. Women (victimization) and men (non-victimization) were interviewed using two different sets of piloted, structured questionnaires (perpetration). Participants in a recent study were asked about their own personal experiences with domestic violence. Men's involvement in relationship violence was also investigated through survey responses. Through a structured set of questions, we were able to establish that the three most prevalent injuries resulting from domestic abuse are physical violence, psychological trauma, and sexual assault. Moreover, socioeconomic, and demographic data were collected. In addition to descriptive statistics, we also ran bivariate and multivariate analyses. Of the women in Eastern India who responded to a survey about their experiences with violence, 56% said they had been the victims of physical abuse, 52% said they had been the victims of psychological violence, 25% said they had been the victims of sexual violence, and 18% said they had never been the victims of any kind of violence. When comparing to men, the percentages were 22%, 59%, 17%, and 59.5%. It was men who were more likely to report experiencing violence in any form other than sexual assault. Wives typically pointed the finger at their husbands, but mothers and fathers were also sometimes blamed. Many women who have experienced violence have said that the traumatic effects of that experience lingered for years after the abuse stopped. A woman's socioeconomic level is a significant predictor of whether she would be the victim of domestic violence, and this association may be quantified using a variety of indicators. You are more likely to be a victim of domestic violence if you are male, of lower socioeconomic status, of older age, and have a lower level of education. Multivariate logistic regression analyses have found associations between physical assault and demographic characteristics like state, location (rural vs. urban), age, and women's employment status, as well as household income on a monthly basis. Researchers have found that the same factors associated with sexual assault, such as the victim's location, age, level of education, occupation, and family's average monthly income, are also associated with psychological abuse against women. It is true that domestic violence is a worldwide issue, but Eastern India's data show that it is significantly more prevalent there than in the rest of the country. Every primary care clinic in India should regularly assess and treat victims of violence and their injuries. These results have substantial ramifications for public health and for informing policymakers about the need for laws to prevent violence against women.