Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion: Global Barriers to Women's Reproductive Control

Silverman, Jay G.; Raj, Anita

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001723

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“…Given the ample evidence that men and norms of masculinity play a critical role in women’s contraceptive use and family planning outcomes (Barua et al, 2004; M. Greene & Barker, 2011; Pachauri, 2014; Raj & McDougal, 2015; Raju S, 2000; Silverman & Raj, 2014), the field could adopt gender-transformative strategies that have been used elsewhere to prevent HIV transmission and violence perpetration (Dworkin et al, 2015; Dworkin et al, 2013). Interventions like CHARM and the Malawi Male Motivator project are just initial steps to integrate gender-transformative approaches more fully into family planning interventions (D.…”

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Can a Gender Equity and Family Planning Intervention for Men Change Their Gender Ideology? Results from the CHARM Intervention in Rural India

Fleming¹,

Silverman²,

Ghule³

et al. 2018

Studies in Family Planning

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We assess the effect of CHARM, a gender equity and family planning counseling intervention for husbands in rural India, on men's gender ideology. We used a two-armed cluster randomized control trial design and collected survey data from husbands (n=1081) at baseline, 9 months, and 18 months. We used a continuous measure of support for gender equity and a dichotomous measure of equitable attitudes toward women's role in household decision-making. To assess differences on these outcomes, we used generalized linear mixed models. After controlling for socio-demographic factors, men who received the CHARM intervention were significantly more likely than men in the control group to have equitable attitudes toward household decision-making at 9-months follow-up; there was a non-significant difference between the groups for the measure of support for gender equity. For household decision-making, differences were not sustained at 18-months follow-up. Given the role of husbands' gender ideology in women's contraceptive use, the CHARM intervention represents a promising approach for challenging root causes of women's unmet need for contraception.

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“…Greene & Barker, 2011; Pachauri, 2014; Raju S, 2000). Husbands can prevent – through the use of coercive control and/or emotional/physical/sexual violence – their wives from adopting modern contraceptive use or from correctly using a form of contraception (Raj & McDougal, 2015; Silverman & Raj, 2014). …”

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Can a Gender Equity and Family Planning Intervention for Men Change Their Gender Ideology? Results from the CHARM Intervention in Rural India

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Silverman²,

Ghule³

et al. 2018

Studies in Family Planning

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“…In this review the authors define RC more widely than many others, in the context of gendered control, coercion and violence 8. RC fundamentally interferes with women’s reproductive autonomy generally9 and with their autonomous sexual decision-making more specifically 10. Reproductive coercion is a subset of RC and occurs when a credible threat of harm or force is made to control a woman 5 11.…”

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Reproductive control by others: means, perpetrators and effects

Rowlands

Walker

2019

BMJ Sex Reprod Health

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BackgroundReproductive control of women by others comprises a wide range of behaviours, from persuasion to pressure such as emotional blackmail, societal or family expectations, through to threats of or actual physical violence. It is defined as behaviours that interfere with women’s reproductive autonomy as well as any actions that pressurise or coerce a woman into initiating or terminating a pregnancyMethodNarrative review based on a search of medical and social science literature.ResultsReproductive control by others includes control or coercion over decisions about becoming pregnant and also about continuing or terminating a pregnancy. It can be carried out by intimate partners, the wider family, or as part of criminal behaviour. One form is contraceptive sabotage, which invalidates the consent given to sex. Contraceptive sabotage includes the newly-described behaviour of ‘stealthing’: the covert removal of a condom during sex. Reproductive control by others is separate from intimate partner violence but there are similarities and the phenomena overlap. Reproductive control by others is reported by as many as one quarter of women attending sexual and reproductive healthcare services. Those treating such women should be familiar with the concept and how to ameliorate its effects. Screening questions for its detection have been developed as well as interventions to reduce its risk.ConclusionsReproductive control by others is common and those working in women’s health should be familiar with the concept and with screening tools used to detect it.

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“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) negatively impacts women's health and well‐being and is a major contributor to poor reproductive health . Globally, 30% of ever‐partnered women experience physical or sexual IPV during their lifetimes .…”

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“…In the context of IPV, a diminished sense of reproductive agency could prompt women to perceive more limited access to contraception, with IPV victims less able to use contraception effectively owing to refusal by partners and contraceptive sabotage . Discordance in fertility intentions within the family, the most common form being more pro‐natalist preferences on the part of the husband/partner, has been shown to be associated with increased fertility, and could be indicative of pressure from the husband/partner either to continue a pregnancy that a woman wishes to terminate or to terminate a pregnancy that she wishes to continue . Less is known about discordance in fertility intentions of in‐law relatives but recent studies in Côte d'Ivoire have reported high rates of in‐law abuse and reproductive control, as well as co‐occurrence between IPV and in‐law perpetrated reproductive coercion, highlighting the influence of in‐laws and suggesting that multiple layers of reproductive control can be present within the family.…”

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Intimate partner violence and constraints to reproductive autonomy and reproductive health among women seeking abortion services in Bangladesh

Pearson

Andersen²,

Biswas³

et al. 2016

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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ObjectiveTo understand intersections between intimate partner violence (IPV) and other constraints to women's reproductive autonomy, and the influence of IPV on reproductive health.MethodsA secondary analysis examined cross‐sectional data from a facility‐based sample of women seeking abortion care (for spontaneous or induced abortion) between March 1 and October 31, 2013. Women aged 18–49 years, who received abortion services and selected a short‐acting contraceptive method or no contraception completed an interviewer‐administered survey after treatment. Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) were calculated for associations between IPV experience and potential constraints to reproductive autonomy and health outcomes.ResultsThere were 457 participants included in the present analysis and 118 (25.8%) had experienced IPV in the preceding year. IPV was associated with discordance in fertility intentions with husbands/partners and in‐laws, with in‐law opposition to contraception, with perceived religious prohibition of contraception, and with presenting unaccompanied (all P<0.05). IPV was also associated with receiving post‐abortion care after an induced abortion compared with accessing legal menstrual regulation, and with the use of medication abortion compared with manual vacuum aspiration (both P<0.05).ConclusionIntimate partner violence was associated with additional constraints on reproductive autonomy from husbands/partners, in‐laws, and religious communities. Seeking induced abortion unaccompanied and using medication abortion could be strategies to access abortion covertly among women experiencing IPV. Ensuring women's reproductive freedom requires addressing IPV and related constraints.

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Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion: Global Barriers to Women's Reproductive Control

Cited by 109 publications

References 25 publications

Can a Gender Equity and Family Planning Intervention for Men Change Their Gender Ideology? Results from the CHARM Intervention in Rural India

Can a Gender Equity and Family Planning Intervention for Men Change Their Gender Ideology? Results from the CHARM Intervention in Rural India

Reproductive control by others: means, perpetrators and effects

Intimate partner violence and constraints to reproductive autonomy and reproductive health among women seeking abortion services in Bangladesh

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