Contextual factors associated with gender-based violence and related homicides perpetrated by partners and in-laws: A study of women survivors in India.
Bushra Sabri, Anna Marie Young
PMID 34252353WHAT IT FOUND
Women survivors described abuse by partners and in-laws tied to dowry demands, patriarchal norms, abuse during pregnancy, and biased services. 83.3% were classified high risk for severe violence or homicide.
Key findings
0183.3% of women were identified as high risk for severe gender-based violence or homicide on the Danger Assessment.
02Women described in-laws instigating fights and direct physical abuse.
03Women reported that lack of awareness and biased or inaccessible services, including police, kept them at risk.
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What it does not show
Qualitative study of survivors' perceptions, not a test of whether any intervention prevents violence. Women were recruited through targeted contacts and referrals in two regions, so the findings may not represent all women in India. Only women were interviewed, so partners, in-laws, and service providers were not asked about the same events. Interviews and the focus group were held in homes or participant-chosen settings, which may have affected disclosure. The Danger Assessment was used to classify risk, but the paper does not show that its categories predict actual homicide in this sample. Data were translated from Hindi into English, which may affect nuanced accounts.
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The supplied text does not report author conflicts of interest. The publication types list NIH extramural support.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the high-risk classification as evidence that these factors predict homicide in all women in India. It comes from a small purposive sample of survivors and does not test a prevention intervention.