Sociodemographic Characteristics and GBV Perceptions in Rural Rajasthan

41% of women in India report experiencing domestic violence in their lifetime. This dataset contains sociodemographic characteristics from a qualitative study on gender-based violence (GBV) perceptions and lived experiences in rural Rajasthan, involving focus groups and interviews with 47 participants. The data was created by Soumya Singh and last updated on figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze perceptions of gender-based violence based on qualitative data from community health workers, young married men and women, and officials.
• Study the link between sociodemographic factors and experiences of multiform violence (physical, sexual, economic) described in the research.
• Investigate community norms and conditions of disempowerment, such as early marriage and hegemonic masculinity, as contextual factors for violence.
• Inform multi-level violence prevention program design based on identified themes like child marriage reduction and transforming gender norms.

Strengths

• Data is based on interviews and focus groups with 47 participants, providing qualitative depth.
• Thematic analysis was conducted with triangulation across methods and researchers, suggesting methodological rigor.
• The dataset is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope and sample size.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment and requires manual inspection.
• The data reflects a specific geographic and cultural context (rural Rajasthan), which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Focus group discussions and interviews, analyzed using thematic analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 17:44:00; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rural Rajasthan, India