Prevalence, Types, and Pattern of Intimate Partner Violence Among Pregnant Women in Lima, Peru

Perales, Marı́a; Cripe, Swee May; Lam, Nelly; Sánchez, Sixto E.; Sánchez, Elena; Williams, Michelle A.

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“…Although estimates concerning emotional and sexual violence during pregnancy vary, there does appear to be a common pattern: the prevalence of emotional violence is generally greater than the prevalence of physical violence. 13 In this study, 36.8% (n=173) pregnant women reported that they sometimes experienced domestic violence during their pregnancy which is consistent with the study done among 1215 women presenting to abortion clinics in China by Wu et al 14 which showed that majority of the women regularly experienced domestic violence, including during their current pregnancies. In this study, 43.2% (n=118) pregnant women were threatened of remarriage or sending back to parents' home and it was the most common emotional violence experienced.…”

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Prevalence of Domestic Violence Among the Pregnant Women Attending BPKIHS

Regmi

Subedi

Shrestha

et al. 2018

Nepal j. obstet. gynaecol.

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Aims:To find out the prevalence of domestic violence in pregnant women attending Antenatal clinics (ANC) of B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, a tertiary centre in eastern Nepal.Methods: It was a hospital based cross-sectional study done at antenatal clinics of BPKIHS from 14th March 2015 to 30th August 2015. The total number of recruited antenatal patients was 470. Data were collected by face to face interview via pretested semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Results:The prevalence of domestic violence among pregnant women was 53.2% of which prevalence of physical domestic violence was 9.6%. The most common person inflicting the domestic violence was husband (23.6%). Emotional abuse was the most common form of domestic violence experienced by the pregnant women (26.8%) and threatening for remarriage was most common emotional violence faced (43.2%). As the age of the pregnant women increases, they tend to have more domestic violence. Conclusions:The prevalence of domestic violence among pregnant women seemed alarmingly high in our society. Awareness to the family members and strengthening the women empowerment at community level might play a major role for reducing such violence. Pregnancy-related violence is a serious public health issue.

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confidence: 79%

Prevalence of Domestic Violence Among the Pregnant Women Attending BPKIHS

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Subedi

Shrestha

et al. 2018

Nepal j. obstet. gynaecol.

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“…Some Brazilian and international studies report that the prevalence of psychological, physical and/or sexual violence during pregnancy ranges from 3.2% up to 43.1% 11,14 . High and varying rates of psychological violence during pregnancy were observed, ranging from 16% to 46.9% 15,16 , physical violence from 3.6% to 21% 17,18 and sexual violence from 3% to 9.1% 16,19 . There are few Brazilian studies addressing IPV among pregnant and postpartum women, but the rates of prevalence of psychological, physical and/or sexual violence range from 6.5% to 20% [16][17][18][19][20][21] .…”

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“…High and varying rates of psychological violence during pregnancy were observed, ranging from 16% to 46.9% 15,16 , physical violence from 3.6% to 21% 17,18 and sexual violence from 3% to 9.1% 16,19 . There are few Brazilian studies addressing IPV among pregnant and postpartum women, but the rates of prevalence of psychological, physical and/or sexual violence range from 6.5% to 20% [16][17][18][19][20][21] . Based on the hypothesis that IPV increases the chances that severe maternal morbidity will occur, this study's objectives were to evaluate the effect of intimate partner violence (psychological, physical and/or sexual) during the current pregnancy on the outcome 'severe maternal morbidity' and to analyze the factors associated with injuries: IPV and severe maternal morbidity.…”

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Intimate partner violence and severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum women in São Paulo, Brazil

Puccia¹,

Mamede²,

Souza³

2018

J. Hum. Growth Dev.

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Intimate partner violence and severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum women in São Paulo, Brazil J Hum Growth Dev. 2018; 28(2) Open acess AbstractThis article investigates the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) during a current pregnancy and severe maternal morbidity severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum women cared for in public maternity centers located in São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 109 women who developed Severe maternal morbidity were selected according to criteria adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO). Another 337 women who did not experience any clinical, laboratory or management intercurrences during a current pregnancy and postpartum were selected for the control group. The participants were submitted to a retrospective investigation of IPV using an instrument adapted from the WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women, applied between November 2010 and June 2011. The relationship between the response variable severe maternal morbidity and the exposure variable (IPV) adjusted for the remaining independent variables was assessed through proportions, a chisquare test, a Fisher's exact test, and multiple logistic regression. A prevalence of 12.6% (CI:9.5-15.7) for psychological violence, 7.6% (CI:5.1-10.1) for physical violence and 1.6% (CI:0.4-2.8) for sexual violence were observed during a current pregnancy in both the case and control groups. Although no statistical significance was found between IPV exposure during a current pregnancy and the occurrence of Severe maternal morbidity (p>0.264), we identified factors associated with unfavorable socio-demographic and reproductive conditions in both the women exposed to IPV and those who developed Severe maternal morbidity. Systematic monitoring of Severe maternal morbidity and routine screening of IPV among pregnant women are important measures to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality and to qualify reproductive health care.Keywords: intimate partner violence, battered women, severe acute maternal morbidity, pregnancy complications, maternal health.

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“…In a study in Peru [42], physical violence has estimated about 34.2%. Also, another study in Nigeria [43] has classified the physical violence as a prevalent violence against women (55.6%). In a study by Clark and colleagues [44], physical violence has classified in second place (31.2%).…”

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confidence: 99%