Intimate partner violence among couples attending Infertility clinic at tertiary care hospital, Delhi.

Nidhi Budh; Sanjay Chaturvedi; Madhu Upadhyay; Manjeet Singh Bhatia; Gita Radhakrishnan

Volume : VI, Issue : XI, November - 2017

Intimate partner violence among couples attending Infertility clinic at tertiary care hospital, Delhi.

Nidhi Budh, Sanjay Chaturvedi, Madhu Upadhyay, Manjeet Singh Bhatia, Gita Radhakrishnan

Abstract :

Objectives: To Study the association of intimate partner violence with socio–demographic attributes and their predictors among infertile couples.

Methods: This cross–sectional study was conducted among 80 infertile couples, attending infertility clinic of GTB Hospital Delhi. HITS scale was used to measure the intimate partner violence. Univariate analysis was done to find out the association and variable with P<0.25 were included in multiple logistic regression and model was developed.

Results: There was statistically significant relationship found between duration of marriage and domestic violence (p<0.05). Occupation of females, marriage duration and type of infertility were the predictors.

Conclusion: The deep rooted issue of intimate partner violence associated with infertility needs a major transformation.