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Atreyee Sinha and Aparajita Chattopadhyay

Ever experienced any Ever experienced any Ever experienced any N =
B. Physical violence (%) Sexual violence (%) Emotional violence (%)
North South North South North South North South
Ever experienced any Physical violence 25.7 7.4 34.7 37.3 2171 1063
Ever experienced any Sexual violence 79.9 96.7 47.4 53.3 665 89
Ever experienced any Emotional violence 83.0 84.3 36.5 9.3 915 421
Note: Sample refers to young married women aged less than 30 years who gave birth in last 5 years preceding the survey.
Selected North Indian States: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh; Selected South Indian States: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Associations were found significant in the Chi-square test; p<0.001

The bi-variate associations between different components of MCH care and experience of spousal
violence were presented in Tables 3A and 3B. Results revealed that there was a significant regional
variation in the utilization of selected components of MCH care services by experience of spousal
violence. Abused women were more prone to delay their entry into antenatal care in the North states;

Table 3. Indicators of maternal and child health care by women’s experience of spousal violence in selected North and South Indian states, based on
NFHS-3 (2005–06).
A. Ever experience of any physical/sexual violence
North (%) South (%)
Experienced Not experienced Experienced Not experienced
Antenatal Care for last live birth:
Number of antenatal visits
At least 3 visits 25.8 34.6 79.4 86.7
Timing of 1st antenatal check-up
< 4 months (1st trimester) 42.9 47.5 64.2 75.0
Receipt of tetanus toxoid injections
At least 2 TT injections 68.9 74.8 86.0 89.0
Receipt of iron & folic acid tablets
Received for 90 & more days 8.2 16.3 31.2 44.4
Delivery care for last live birth:
Institutional delivery 21.1 29.1 64.6 75.8
Safe delivery 31.7 38.7 72.1 81.8
B. Ever experience of any form of emotional violence
Antenatal Care for last live birth:
Number of antenatal visits
At least 3 visits 29.0 31.0 76.7 85.7
Timing of 1st antenatal check-up
< 4 months (1st trimester) 44.0 46.0 64.3 72.8
Receipt of tetanus toxoid injections
At least 2 TT injections 71.0 72.1 87.9 88.1
Receipt of iron & folic acid tablets
Received for 90 & more days 7.9 13.4 29.4 42.0
Delivery care for last live birth:
Institutional delivery 20.8 26.2 59.8 74.3
Safe delivery 31.7 36.1 68.2 80.4
Note: Values are in percentages.
Selected North Indian States: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh; Selected South Indian States: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

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