Obesity in women who have experienced intimate partner violence

Alhalal, Eman

doi:10.1111/jan.13797

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“…Possible explanations for the relationship between spousal violence victimization and nutritional deficiencies may include the withholding of food and a mediating effect of psychological distress that could trigger weight loss [33,34]. While previous studies in western countries and in Saudi Arabia [19,20,21,22] found that having experienced intimate partner violence among women increased the odds for obesity, this study found that lifetime spousal physical and/or sexual violence victimization among women decreased the odds of being overweight or obese. This possible cultural difference needs further investigations.…”

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“…Other health risks, such as low body mass index (BMI) [11,18] and obesity [19,20,21,22], were found at a higher rate in women who had experienced lifetime intimate partner violence compared to women who had never experienced intimate partner violence. A number of studies found that intimate partner violence victimization was associated with various health compromising behaviours, such as tobacco use [7,13,21,22,23,24], (heavy) alcohol use [7,22,23,24], eating unhealthy foods [25], and termination of pregnancy [26].…”

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Lifetime Spousal Violence Victimization and Perpetration, Physical Illness, and Health Risk Behaviours among Women in India

Pengpid

Peltzer

2018

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The aim of this study was to assess the association between lifetime spousal violence victimization, spousal violence perpetration, and physical health outcomes and behaviours among women in India. In the 2015–2016 National Family Health Survey, a sample of ever-married women (15–49 years) (N = 66,013) were interviewed about spousal violence. Results indicate that 29.9% of women reported lifetime spousal physical violence victimization and 7.1% lifetime spousal sexual violence victimization (31.1% physical and/or sexual violence victimization), and 3.5% lifetime spousal physical violence perpetration. Lifetime spousal violence victimization and lifetime spousal violence perpetration were significantly positively correlated with asthma, genital discharge, genital sores or ulcers, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), tobacco use, alcohol use, and termination of pregnancy, and negatively associated with daily consumption of dark vegetables. In addition, lifetime spousal violence victimization was positively associated with being underweight, high random blood glucose levels, and anaemia, and negatively correlated with being overweight or obese. Lifetime spousal violence perpetration was marginally significantly associated with hypertension. The study found in a national sample of women in India a decrease of lifetime physical and/or sexual spousal violence victimization and an increase of lifetime spousal physical violence perpetration from 2005/5 to 2015/6. The results support other studies that found that, among women, lifetime spousal physical and/or sexual spousal violence victimization and lifetime spousal physical violence perpetration increase the odds of chronic conditions, physical illnesses, and health risk behaviours.

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Lifetime Spousal Violence Victimization and Perpetration, Physical Illness, and Health Risk Behaviours among Women in India

Pengpid

Peltzer

2018

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“…Longitudinal studies on exposure to IPV and the association with adverse health outcomes would be better suited for causal interpretation, although the currently available survey data already provide some convincing insights into the problem under investigation. Second, it has been shown that exposure to violence during childhood may increase subsequent exposures at adulthood [77,97,98], which may lead to excess weight. However, the study lacks data on violence experienced during childhood.…”

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Investigating the associations between intimate partner violence and nutritional status of women in Zimbabwe

Mukamana

Machakanja

Zeeb

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Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and poor nutritional status are growing health problems in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Moreover, violence against women has been shown to be associated with poor nutrition. This study investigated the relationship between IPV and nutritional status (i.e., underweight, overweight, and obesity) among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in Zimbabwe. Methods: Pooled data from the 2005/2006, 2010/2011, and 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic Health Surveys (ZDHS) on 13,008 married/cohabiting women were analysed. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between the various forms of IPV and the nutritional status of women. We further estimated the prevalence of BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2 (overweight and obesity) by intimate partner violence type.Results: The mean BMI of women was 24.3 kg/m2, more than one-fifth (24%) were overweight and about 12% were obese. Forty-three percent (43%) of women reported to have ever experienced at least one form of intimate partner violence. More than one-third (35%) of women who reported to have ever experienced at least one form of intimate partner violence had a BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2 (p< 0.01). Relative to normal weight, women who had ever experienced at least one form of IPV (i.e., physical, emotional, or sexual) were more likely to be obese (aOR = 2.59; 95% CI = 1.05–6.39). Women’s exposure to any form of intimate partner violence was not significantly associated with the likelihood of being underweight or overweight relative to normal weight.Conclusions: The study findings showed that women of reproductive age in Zimbabwe are at high risk of both IPV and excess weight. Moreover, we found a positive relationship between IPV and obesity. Public health interventions that target the well-being, empowerment, and development of women are needed to address the complex issue of IPV and adverse health outcomes, including obesity.

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“…The details of each study are presented in Table 1. Some studies used the same data set but were published as separate papers (Alhalal, 2016(Alhalal, , 2018Eldoseri & Sharps, 2017;Eldoseri et al, 2014); thus, these studies were counted as one. The reviewed studies were published between 2002 and 2017.…”

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Intimate Partner Violence in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review

Alhalal

Ta’an

Alhalal

2019

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue at the global level, with cultural differences in its nature and prevalence. Most of the current evidence related to IPV comes from Western countries; however, there is a lack of evidence of IPV in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia. The issue of IPV has been investigated in Saudi Arabia only recently, and data have been inconsistent and inconclusive. Hence, we conducted a systematic review of the extant literature devoted to IPV prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes as well as Saudi women’s help-seeking behaviors. Various databases, such as PubMed, CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, and reference lists of the reviewed studies, were searched to identify relevant studies by using different keywords. The review included 16 studies that met the inclusion criteria, which revealed several findings. There is no national representative prevalence study of IPV in the Saudi context. Various IPV definitions were used with limited evidence for the reliability and validity of the used IPV measures. IPV is a prevalent issue among Saudi women, but rates are comparable to those of other countries. There are various individual, relational, and sociocultural factors that increase women’s vulnerability to IPV victimization. However, limited information is available regarding IPV protective factors. More importantly, IPV experiences negatively affect Saudi women’s physical and mental health status. Saudi women rarely seek formal support for IPV. This review also highlights the lack of IPV data and inconsistencies in defining and measuring IPV. More rigorous research regarding IPV is needed to help develop relevant preventive and intervention programs.

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Obesity in women who have experienced intimate partner violence

Cited by 18 publications

References 97 publications

Lifetime Spousal Violence Victimization and Perpetration, Physical Illness, and Health Risk Behaviours among Women in India

Lifetime Spousal Violence Victimization and Perpetration, Physical Illness, and Health Risk Behaviours among Women in India

Investigating the associations between intimate partner violence and nutritional status of women in Zimbabwe

Intimate Partner Violence in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review

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