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Published on: January 12, 2018
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN PREGNANCY: A UNIVERSAL HEALTH IMPEDIMENT
Gibson Ifechukwude Chiejine1, Nkiru Ezeama1, Clifford Okundaye Ebima2
1Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.
Background:
Intimate partner violence in pregnancy is a hidden global pandemic, a hindrance to universal health. It interferes with the Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 5.
Objective:
This study investigated the prevalence and factors contributing to intimate partner violence in pregnancy (IPVP) among antenatal attendees in a tertiary health facility in Anambra state.
Method:
The study was a facility-based descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 400 respondents at the Ante-Natal clinics of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital.
Results:
The mean age of respondents was 30.0 years (±5.3). The overall prevalence of IPVP was 27.3%. The prevalence of psychological, controlling behaviours, physical and sexual IPV were 17.0%, 16.0%, 5.3%, and 1.0% respectively. The factors associated with IPVP were experiencing IPV before pregnancy (OR:21.354, 95%CI:7.329-63.077, P =0.0001), the educational status of the partner (OR: 4.429; 95%Cl:1.616-12.136; P=0.009), justifying husband to beat spouse if she offends him (OR:4.376, 95% CI:1.737-11.024,C P <0.001), witnessed IPV during childhood or adolescence (OR:2.311, 95% CI:1.439-3.711, P <0.001).
Conclusion:
Creating awareness, screening of pregnant women, and effective interventions will reduce IPV in pregnancy.
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