Intimate partner violence and social connection among married women in rural Bangladesh

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is high among married women in Bangladesh. Social isolation is a well-established correlate of women's exposure to IPV, but the role of such factors in low-income and middle-income countries is not well understood. In this study, we explore whether social connection is protective against IPV among married women in rural Bangladesh.Data were drawn from a multistage, stratified, population-based longitudinal sample...