Study on awareness regarding gender based violence among group D workers in public hospitals of Delhi, India: a gender perspective

Authors

  • M. Meghachandra Singh Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
  • Suneela Garg Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
  • Rozaleen Dash Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
  • Rajesh Kumar Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
  • Nidhi Jain Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
  • Nandini Sharma Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
  • Tanu Anand Department of Community Medicine, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College, Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161620

Keywords:

Awareness, GBV, Group -D workers, Risk factors, Health effects

Abstract

Background: Gender based violence (GBV) is a global public health concern. It is the most common type of violence against women with adverse consequences on physical, mental and sexual health. Hence, this study was conducted to assess awareness on various aspects of GBV among Group -D workers in hospitals of Government of National Capital Territory (NCT), Delhi, India.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 167 Group-D workers in nine hospitals of Government of NCT, Delhi selected randomly by population proportionate to size and giving informed consent.  A pre-tested semi-structured interview schedule collected the data. Data was entered in MS-excel and analyzed using SPSS version 17. The relationships between awareness and socio-demographic variables were assessed using Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test.

Results: Awareness about different Acts related to GBV among Group -D workers was not satisfactory. 30.7% males were aware about Domestic Violence Act 2005 as compared to 15.2% among females (p<0.05). Awareness among females was higher than males regarding physical, emotional and sexual types of GBV (p<0.05). Female respondents were significantly more aware than males about risk factors of GBV viz. male control in decision making, financial dependence on the husband/spouse, poverty/low socio economic status (p <0.05). Females were significantly more aware than males regarding various health effects of GBV.

Conclusion: The study findings suggest the need for creating awareness among the study population regarding various aspects of GBV so that they can contribute in providing effective care of victims of GBV in the government hospitals. 

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2017-01-05

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Singh, M. M., Garg, S., Dash, R., Kumar, R., Jain, N., Sharma, N., & Anand, T. (2017). Study on awareness regarding gender based violence among group D workers in public hospitals of Delhi, India: a gender perspective. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 3(6), 1510–1515. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161620

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