Associations between intimate partner violence and married women’s condom and other contraceptive use in rural India

摘要

Background:The existing literature on the intersection between women’s reports of spousal intimate partner violence (IPV) and contraceptive use in South Asia is conflicted; some studies from the region indicate that IPV is associated with increased contraceptive use, while others show the opposite relationship. Associations appear to vary based on method of contraception use, and form of violence (physical or sexual), and few examined the relationship between IPV and various methods of modern spacing contraceptive (MSC) use. This study examines associations between IPV and MSC use among a sample of married, not-currently-pregnant couples in rural Maharashtra, India (N=861).