Associations between attitudes accepting of wife abuse and emotional abuse, forced heavy work, and food deprivation during pregnancy in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Pregnant women who endorsed attitudes accepting wife abuse - particularly for perceived domestic shortcomings - had higher odds of experiencing emotional abuse, forced heavy work, or food deprivation. These findings highlight importance of addressing harmful gender norms within households and ensuring antenatal care settings include safe opportunities to identify and support women at risk.
Authors
- Jennifer J. Infanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8772-026X)
- Kunta Devi Pun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6861-7395)
- Mirjam Lukasse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9873-4023)
- Poonam Rishal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2758-757X)
- Lena Henriksen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4297-1732)
- Pratibha Manandhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2071-1347)
- Berit Schei
- Sunil Kumar Joshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-5060)
- Katarina Swahnberg
- Jacquelyn Campbell
- Pratibha Chalise
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Linnaeus University (SE)
- University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- Metropolitan University (BD)
- Kathmandu University (NP)
- Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2603864
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00