Table 1 Characterization of the variables used in this study
Variables | Questions | Response | Recode |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical Violence | Do/did your husband ever do any of the following to you: slap you? | Yes | Yes |
Twist your arm or pull your hair? | No | No | |
Push you, shake you, or throw something at you? | Â | ||
Punch you with his fist or with something that could hurt you? | |||
Kick you, drag you or beat you up? | Â | Â | |
Try to choke you or burn you on purpose? | Â | ||
Threaten or attack you with a knife, gun or any other weapon? | |||
Substance use (respondent) | Have you ever consumed tobacco products, eg., smoke cigarette, eat paan, gutka etc.? | Yes | Yes |
Have you ever had alcohol? Have you ever used drugs such as ganja, charas, brown sugar, cocaine or locally made substance eg. Sulochon? | No | No | |
Dowry related abuse | Has anybody in your husband’s family ever said that the dowry/gift/cash you brought was too little | Yes |  |
Has anyone in your husband’s family ever asked you to bring more cash/gifts/dowry from your parent’s family? | No |  | |
Media Exposure | How often do you watch television? Would you say almost every day, at least once a week, at least once a month, rarely or not at all? | Almost every day | Frequent |
How often do you read a newspaper/ magazine/story books/novels etc.? Would you say almost every day, at least once a week, at least once a month, rarely or not at all? | At least once | Â | |
a week | Â | ||
How often do you listen to radio? Would you say almost every day, at least once a week, at least once a month, rarely or not at all? | At least once a month | Rare | |
How often do you watch films? Would you say almost every day, at least once a week, at least once a month, rarely or not at all? | Rarely | Â | |