An investigation of the longitudinal association of ownership of mobile phones and having internet access with intimate partner violence among young married women in India.
Purpose: We explored the prevalence of intimate partner violence (physical, sexual, and emotional) and its longitudinal associations with the ownership of mobile phones and internet access among married women within the context of India. Methods: We used data from the longitudinal survey of "Underst...
| Published in: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 33; no. 6; pp. 1247 - 1259 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=185425190&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 185425190 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 21981833 NENI jtl: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) issn: 21981833 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2025 vid: 33 iid: 6 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 185425190 10.1007/s10389-023-02106-w ppf: 1247 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: An investigation of the longitudinal association of ownership of mobile phones and having internet access with intimate partner violence among young married women in India. aug: au: Thakkar, Shriya Muhammad, T. Maurya, Chanda affil: https://ror.org/05ect4e57 Department of Sociology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA https://ror.org/0178xk096 Department of Family & Generations, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India https://ror.org/0178xk096 Department of Survey Research and Data Analytics, International Institute for Population Sciencesces, 400088, Mumbai, Maharastra, India su: India Internet access Intimate partner violence Married women Socioeconomic factors Cell phones Psychosocial factors Intergenerational relations Adolescence Adults Descriptive statistics Regression analysis sug: subj: Internet access Intimate partner violence Married women Socioeconomic factors Cell phones Psychosocial factors Intergenerational relations Adolescence Adults India Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) Electronics Stores Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing Electronic components, navigational and communications equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers Descriptive statistics Regression analysis keyword: Mobile phone ownership Partner violence Studies in Human Society Other Studies In Human Society UDAYA Mobile phone ownership Partner violence Studies in Human Society Other Studies In Human Society UDAYA ab: Purpose: We explored the prevalence of intimate partner violence (physical, sexual, and emotional) and its longitudinal associations with the ownership of mobile phones and internet access among married women within the context of India. Methods: We used data from the longitudinal survey of "Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults" (UDAYA-2015–16 and 2018–19) carried out in the two most populous states of India, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Descriptive statistics and random effects regression analysis were employed to determine the respective outcomes using a total sample of 20,700 participants across both states. Results: Percentages of women who reported ownership of mobile phones and internet access rose from 36.2% and 3.7% in wave 1 to 54.3% and 27% in wave 2, respectively. Despite increased ownership of technology, all forms of partner violence increased over time in this study. However, women who owned mobile phones were less likely to report physical [Coef: −0.041; p <.001] and sexual [Coef: −0.024; p <.001] violence, compared to those who had no mobile phones. Women who had internet access were negatively associated with physical [Coef: −0.048; p <.001], emotional [Coef: −0.034; p <.01], and any form of violence [Coef: −0.044; p <.001] than their counterparts. Conclusion: The findings underlined that internet access and ownership of mobile phones have been associated with improved safety and security for Indian women. The findings are important to practitioners, as they indicate that digital literacy among women should be promoted with immediate effect through the dissemination of workshops as well as strengthening availability and access to mobile phones and internet. This, in turn, would be a huge boost toward women's economic and social empowerment, particularly within the contemporary Indian context. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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