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Title: Is Woman's Job a Protective Factor against Intimate Partner Violence? Evidence from 18 Developing Countries

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: Background: Woman employment has been discussed as a debatable factor against IPV in the literature. This study, however categorizes women employment into four categories (agriculture, blue collar and white-collar jobs) in 18 developing countries and finds whether it is a protective or a risk factors, along with other significantly impacting factors of IPV. Method: The study is based on data extracted from Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and has been taken from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) database. The total number of women interviewed are 961,571 from 18 developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Adjusted and unadjusted “Multivariate Logistic Regression Models” are used to determine the impact of women employment on Intimate Partner Violence. In addition, meta-analysis is done to compare results across countries. . .

Url: http://dspace.cuilahore.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/1170/SAIMA 3 copies.pdf?sequence=2

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Authors: Zia, Saima

Institution: COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus

Department: Economics

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Publisher Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

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Data Collections: IPUMS Global Health - DHS

Topics: Family and Marriage, Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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