Md. Tanvir Hasan
http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7511
2024-03-29T08:08:59Z
2024-03-29T08:08:59Z
Prevalence and experiences of intimate partner violence against women with disabilities in Bangladesh: results of an explanatory sequential mixed-method study
Hasan, Tanvir
Muhaddes, Tisa
Camellia, Suborna
Selim, Nasima
Rashid, Sabina
http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7574
2017-01-24T04:39:35Z
2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
Prevalence and experiences of intimate partner violence against women with disabilities in Bangladesh: results of an explanatory sequential mixed-method study
Hasan, Tanvir; Muhaddes, Tisa; Camellia, Suborna; Selim, Nasima; Rashid, Sabina
This study was aimed to estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in a sample of 226 women with disabilities living in four different districts of Bangladesh. It also explored the physical and psychological suffering of women experiencing violence and their various coping strategies. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 226 women with disabilities to measure the prevalence of IPV, and 16 in-depth interviews were conducted to document in detail the experiences of violence encountered by the abused women. Among the 226 women interviewed in the survey, about 84% reported ever having experienced at least one act of emotional abuse, physical, or sexual violence from their partner during their lifetime. Women who were older (aged above 32 years), separated, and members of economic/savings group were more likely to report ever having experienced any IPV than women with disabilities who were younger (aged 32 years and less), married, and not members of economic/savings group. Most of the women experiencing violence reported sufferings from physical and psychological problems. Of all the women who experienced violence, less than half (45%) reported seeking support to minimize or avoid violence experiences. However, seeking support from informal network such as family and relatives was commonly reported by many (81.4%) of them. Study findings suggest that women with disabilities who possess poor socio-economic status coupled with economic dependency on husbands’ income and wide-spread social stigma against disability make them vulnerable to IPV. Future interventions to address IPV against women with disabilities should include building community knowledge of disability and IPV, countering the pervasive social stigma against disabilities, and improving the socio-economic conditions of women with disabilities through education and employment.
This article was published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence [© 2014 SAGE Publications Inc.] and The Journal's website is at: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0886260514534525
2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
Internalized HIV/AIDS-related stigma in a sample of HIV-positive people in Bangladesh
Hasan, Tanvir
Nath, Samir Ranjan
Khan, Nabilah S.
Akram, Owasim
Gomes, Tony Michael
Rashid, Sabina Faiz
http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7515
2017-01-04T06:30:10Z
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
Internalized HIV/AIDS-related stigma in a sample of HIV-positive people in Bangladesh
Hasan, Tanvir; Nath, Samir Ranjan; Khan, Nabilah S.; Akram, Owasim; Gomes, Tony Michael; Rashid, Sabina Faiz
Internalized stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) is prevalent in Bangladesh. A better understanding of the effects of stigma on PLHA is required to reduce this and to minimize its harmful effects. This study employed a quantitative approach by conducting a survey with an aim to know the prevalence of internalized stigma and to identify the factors associated with internalized stigma among a sample of 238 PLHA (male=152 and female=86) in Bangladesh. The findings suggest that there is a significant difference between groups with the low- and the high-internalized HIV/AIDS stigma in terms of both age and gender. The prevalence of internalized stigma varied according to the poverty status of PLHA. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) found 10 of 15 items loaded highly on the three factors labelled self-acceptance, self-exclusion, and social withdrawal. About 68% of the PLHA felt ashamed, and 54% felt guilty because of their HIV status. More than half (87.5% male and 19.8% female) of the PLHA blamed themselves for their HIV status while many of them (38.2% male and 8.1% female) felt that they should be punished. The male PLHA more frequently chose to withdraw themselves from family and social gatherings compared to the female PLHA. They also experienced a higher level of internalized stigma compared to the female PLHA. The results suggest that the prevalence of internalized stigma is high in Bangladesh, and much needs to be done by different organizations working for and with the PLHA to reduce internalized stigma among this vulnerable group.
This article was published in the Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition [ © 2012 International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. ] and The Journal's website is at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23500101
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z