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Background Intimate partner violence is one of the major problems experienced by women all over the world. Almost one in three women have experienced one or more forms of violence at least once in their lifetime. These estimates confirm that physical and sexual intimate partner violence remains pervasive in the lives of women across the globe. Intimate partner violence has been found to have a severe impact on mental health such as depression symptoms. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of intimate partner violence in terms of controlling behavior, sexual, and physical violence, and its association with depression in women of Chengalpattu district, India. Methods It is a community-based cross-sectional study conducted in 12 villages under the field practicing area of the rural health training center of Chettinad Health and Research Institute in Kelambakkam, India, by simple random sampling among 190 women participants ever married or partnered of age ≥18 years. A pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire was used which included the WHO Violence Against Women Instrument (VAWI) in the English language and Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ 9). The collected data was entered in Microsoft Office Excel (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, United States) and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 21 (Released 2012; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States). A probability value (p-value) of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The mean (SD) age of the study participants was 34 (±8) years. Among the 190 participants, 57.4% reported controlling behavior, 31.1% reported physical violence and 7.4% reported sexual violence by the intimate partner at least once in the past 12 months. About 34.7% were found to have mild depression and 21.6% with moderate depression. There was a significant association between intimate partner violence and depression in women (p < 0.001) Conclusion The present study found that there is a huge impact of intimate partner violence on the mental health of women whether it is psychological, physical, or sexual. There is a need for awareness and effective management of violence against women, especially in rural areas. Strategies focusing on women\'s education, leadership, empowerment, decision-making, and financial independence are very much needed.
摘要：
背景技术亲密伴侣暴力是全世界妇女经历的主要问题之一。几乎三分之一的妇女一生中至少经历过一种或多种形式的暴力。这些估计证实，身体和性亲密伴侣暴力在全球妇女的生活中仍然普遍存在。亲密伴侣暴力被发现对心理健康有严重影响，如抑郁症状。这项研究旨在评估亲密伴侣暴力在控制行为方面的患病率，性,和身体暴力，及其与成阿尔帕图地区妇女抑郁症的关系，印度。方法以社区为基础,在KelambakkamChettinad卫生研究院农村卫生培训中心野外实习区的12个村进行横断面研究,印度,通过简单随机抽样,对190名已婚或伴侣年龄≥18岁的女性参与者进行抽样.一个预先测试，使用半结构化问卷，其中包括英语和患者健康问卷9（PHQ9）中的WHO暴力侵害妇女文书（VAWI）。收集的数据在MicrosoftOfficeExcel中输入（MicrosoftCorporation，雷德蒙德,美国)并使用IBMSPSSStatisticsforWindows进行分析，版本21（2012年发布；IBMCorp.,Armonk,纽约,美国)。小于0.05的概率值(P值)被认为是统计学上显著的。结果研究参与者的平均(SD)年龄为34(±8)岁。在190名参与者中，57.4%报告控制行为，31.1％的人报告了身体暴力，7.4％的人报告了亲密伴侣在过去12个月中至少发生过一次性暴力。发现约34.7％患有轻度抑郁症，21.6％患有中度抑郁症。亲密伴侣暴力与女性抑郁之间存在显著关联(p<0.001)结论本研究发现亲密伴侣暴力对女性心理健康的影响巨大,物理，或性。需要认识和有效管理暴力侵害妇女行为，尤其是在农村地区。以妇女教育为重点的战略，领导力,赋权，决策,非常需要财务独立。
