Assessing the physical violence component of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales when used in heterosexual couples: an item response theory analysis

Reichenheim, Michael Eduardo; Klein, Ruben; Moraes, Cláudia Leite

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x2007000100007

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“…The option for an instrument to identify the PIPVG situations that has been widely used and was previously validated in different contexts, 5,23 even in Brazil, 9,10,16 contributed to the identifi cation of many violence situations that could otherwise remain unnoticed.…”

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Violência física entre parceiros íntimos na gestação como fator de risco para a má qualidade do pré-natal

2010

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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate physical intimate partner violence during gestation as an independent risk factor for low quality of prenatal care. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out at three public maternity wards of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro (Southeastern Brazil). The 528 puerperal women included in the study were selected by simple random sampling from all babies born at term in 2000. Prenatal care information was collected through the pregnant woman's card and face-to-face interviews. The Kotelchuck index was employed to assess the quality of prenatal care. In order to identify violence situations, the Brazilian version of the instrument Revised Confl ict Tactics Scales was used. Non-conditional logistic regression was used to assess the effect of exposure, after controlling for confounding variables. RESULTS:Even after adjustment for socioeconomic, demographic, reproductive, and couple's lifestyle variables, physical intimate partner violence during gestation remained associated with low quality of prenatal care. Women exposed to physical violence during gestation had 2.2 times more chance of presenting inadequate prenatal care compared to those without history of physical violence. CONCLUSIONS:These fi ndings point to the need of identifying family confl ict situations since the beginning of prenatal care in order to address the issue and enable higher adherence to follow-up among victimized pregnant women. DESCRIPTORS:Pregnancy. Battered Women. Spouse Abuse. Violence Against Women. Prenatal Care. Domestic Violence.

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“…PIPVG was evaluated by using the Revised Confl ict Tactics Scale (CTS2), 23 previously adapted and validated for use in Brazil. 10,11,16 We considered victims women who reported having experienced at least one of the 12 acts of the physical violence scale during the period of gestation.…”

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Violência física entre parceiros íntimos na gestação como fator de risco para a má qualidade do pré-natal

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“…The Portuguese version of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) (24)(25)(26)(27) was used to assess IPV. Only two of the five available subscales were of interest in the present study: psychological and physical violence.…”

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Intimate partner violence, common mental disorders and household food insecurity: an analysis using path analysis

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Marques²,

Reichenheim³

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Objective: To investigate the direct and indirect associations between psychological and physical intimate partner violence and the occurrence of common mental disorders (CMD) and how they relate to the occurrence of household food insecurity (HFI). Design: This was a population-based cross-sectional study. Intimate partner violence was assessed using the Brazilian version of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) and HFI was assessed using the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. The propositional analytical model was based on a review of the literature and was tested using path analysis. Setting: Duque de Caxias, Greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (April-December 2010). Subjects: Women (n 849) who had been in a relationship in the 12 months preceding the interview. Results: Both psychological and physical violence were found to be major risk factors of HFI. Psychological violence was associated with HFI indirectly via physical violence and CMD, and directly by an unidentified path. The effects of physical violence seemed to be manifested exclusively through CMD. Most of the variables in the propositional model related to socio-economic position, demographic characteristics, degree of women's social support and partner alcohol misuse were retained in the 'final' model, indicating that these factors contribute significantly to the increased likelihood of HFI. Conclusions: The results reinforce the importance of considering domestic violence and other psychosocial aspects of family life when implementing interventions designed to reduce/eradicate HFI.

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“…SPVP was assessed through the revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2), which has been formally adapted for use in Brazil (16)(17)(18)(19)(20) . A case was considered positive when the women reported having experienced at least one of the acts comprising the severe physical assault subscale during pregnancy, either as a victim or as a perpetrator.…”

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Severe physical violence between intimate partners during pregnancy: a risk factor for early cessation of exclusive breast-feeding

Moraes

Oliveira

Reichenheim

et al. 2011

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Objective: To investigate the role of severe physical violence during pregnancy (SPVP) between intimate partners in early cessation of exclusive breast-feeding (EBF). Design: A health services survey. The revised Conflict Tactics Scale was used to characterize SPVP; premature breast-feeding cessation was identified using a current status data approach, which was based on the information reported from food recall during the preceding 7 d. The cumulative hazard function was estimated by complementary log-log transformation models, which allowed the ensuing estimation of early breast-feeding cessation rates in different age groups and the ratio of rates of weaning between women exposed and not exposed to violence. Setting: Five large public primary health-care facilities of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Subjects: The sample comprised 811 randomly selected mothers of children under 5 months of age who were waiting to be consulted. Results: SPVP is an independent risk factor of cessation of EBF since, after controlling for socio-economic, demographic, reproductive and lifestyle variables, women exposed to violence presented an incidence density that was 31 % higher than those who were not exposed (hazard ratio 5 1?30, 95 % CI 1?01, 1?69). Conclusions: The findings corroborate the hypothesis that SPVP is an important risk factor for EBF. This indicates the need for incentives to adequately train healthcare personnel in dealing with lactating women in order to gain a broader view of breast-feeding beyond the biological aspects of lactation, including the maternal psychological dimension.

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Assessing the physical violence component of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales when used in heterosexual couples: an item response theory analysis

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Violência física entre parceiros íntimos na gestação como fator de risco para a má qualidade do pré-natal

Violência física entre parceiros íntimos na gestação como fator de risco para a má qualidade do pré-natal

Intimate partner violence, common mental disorders and household food insecurity: an analysis using path analysis

Severe physical violence between intimate partners during pregnancy: a risk factor for early cessation of exclusive breast-feeding

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