Women's Status and Violence against Young Married Women in Rural Nepal

Heise L, Ellsberg M, Gottmoeller M: A global overview of gender based violence. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2002, 78 (Supp 1): S5-S14.

Heise LL, Pitanguy J, Germain A: Violence against Women, The Hidden Health Burden. 1994, World Bank Discussion Paper. World Bank

World Health Organization (WHO): WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women. 2005, World Health Organization

Bates LM, Schuler SR, Islam F, Islam MK: Socioeconomic Factors and Processes Associated With Domestic Violence in Rural Bangladesh. International Family Planning Perspectives. 2004, 30 (4): 190-199. 10.1363/3019004.

Poudel GS: Domestic Violence against Women in Nepal. Gender Technology and Development. 2007, 11 (2): 199-233. 11(2): 199-233. doi:10.1177/097185240701100204.

Puri M, Tamang J: Exploring the Nature and Reasons Associated with Sexual Violence within Marriage among Young Couples in Nepal. Summary Report. 2008, Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities

Ellsberg M, PenA R, Herrera A, Lilijestrand J, Winkvist A: Candies in hell: women's experiences of violence in Nicaragua. Social Science and Medicine. 2000, 51: 1995-1610.

Koenig M, Hossain MB, Ahmed S, Haaga S: Individual and Community level determinants of violence in Rural Bangladesh. 1999, Hopkins Population Center Papers on Population

Rocca CH, Rathod S, Falle T, Pande RP, Krishnan S: Challenging assumptions about women's empowerment: social and economic resources and domestic violence among young married women in urban South India. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2009, 38: 577-585.

Eng S, Li Y, Muslow M, Fischer J: Domestic violence against women in Cambodia: Husband's control, frequency of spousal discussion, and domestic violence reported by Cambodian Women. Journal of Family Violence. 2010, 25: 237-246. 10.1007/s10896-009-9287-7.

Pradhananga RB, Shrestha P: Domestic Violence against Women in Nepal: Concept, History and Existing Laws. Accessed 28 June 2010, [ http://www.childtrafficking.com/Docs/domestic_violence_0607.pdf ]

Ministry of Health and Population: Nepal Demographic Health Survey. 2007, New Era and Macro International

Department for International Development (DFID) and The World Bank (WB): Unequal citizens Gender, Caste and Ethnic exclusion in Nepal: Executive Summary. 2006, WB

United Nations Development Programme: Nepal Human Development Report State Transformation and Development. 2009, Accessed 28 June 2010., [ http://www.undp.org.np/publication/html/nhdr2009/Cover.pdf ]

World Health Organization: World Report on Violence and Health. 2002, WHO Geneva

Koenig MA, Ahmed S, Hossain MB, Mozumder KA: Women's status and domestic violence in Rural Bangladesh: individual - and community-level effects. Demography. 2003, 40 (2): 269-288. 10.1353/dem.2003.0014.

Jewkes R: Intimate Partner Violence: Causes and Prevention. The Lancet. 2002, 359: 1423-29. 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08357-5.

Bloom SS, Wypij D, Gupta Md: Dimensions of Women's autonomy and influence of maternal health care utilization in a North Indian City. Demography. 2001, 38 (1): 67-78. 10.1353/dem.2001.0001.

Kabeer N: Resources, Agency, Achievements: Reflections on the measurement of women's empowerment. Development and Change. 1999, 30: 435-464. 10.1111/1467-7660.00125.

Martin EK, Taft CT, Resick PA: A review of marital rape. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 2007, 12: 329-347. 10.1016/j.avb.2006.10.003.

Deyessa N, Berhane Y, Ellsberg M, Emmelin M, Kullgren G, Hogberg U: Violence against women in relation to literay and area of residence in Ethiopia. Global Health Action. 2010, 3: 2070.

Choi SYP, Ting KF: Wife Beating in South Africa: An Imbalance Theory of Resources and Power. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2008, 23: 834-852. 10.1177/0886260507313951.

Brownridge DA: Partner Violence Against Women With Disabilities: Prevalence, Risk, and Explanations. Violence against Women. 2006, 12 (9): 805-822. 10.1177/1077801206292681.

Nafissatu DS, Campbell JC, Becker S: Domestic Violence against women in Egypt- Wife beating and health outcomes. Social Science and Medicine. 2006, 62: 1260-1277. 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.07.022.

Kishor S, Kiersten J: Profiling Domestic Violence - A Multi-Country Study. 2004, ORC Macro

Domestic Violence (Offence and Punishment) Act, 2066: 2009, Accessed 7 September 2010, [ http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=18&func=fileinfo&id=424&lang=en ]