Citation

Wilson-Williams L, Stephenson R, Juvekar S, Andes K. Violence Against Women 2008; 14(10): 1181-1198.

Affiliation

Emory University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801208323793

PMID

18802213

Abstract

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.

Language: en