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Domestic Violence and Contraceptive Use in a Rural Indian Village

Lyndsey Wilson-Williams

Emory University

Rob Stephenson

Emory University

Sanjay Juvekar

King Edward Memorial Hospital

Karen Andes

Emory University

This study uses qualitative methods to examine how domestic violence affects the use of contraceptives by women in a rural village in India. The study highlights how multilevel factors are linked to a woman's ability to contracept and make fertility decisions in a context where being a wife implies obedience, limited mobility, sexual availability, and high fertility. The authors find that violence is normalized, or considered acceptable, if women do not adhere to expected gender roles. Although women's ability to make autonomous decisions is shown to be limited, the study explores covert strategies used to avoid pregnancy, which also tend to increase women's risk of experiencing domestic violence.

Key Words: contraceptive use • domestic violence • family planning

Violence Against Women, Vol. 14, No. 10, 1181-1198 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208323793
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