Spousal violence and pregnancy termination among married women in Nigeria
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Intimate partner violence and termination of pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of married Bangladeshi women
BACKGROUND The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its consequences on women's reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes have been well documented. Bangladesh is burdened with the high prevalence of IPV and induced abortion/menstrual regulation. Understanding their association may benefit strategies to reduce termination of pregnancy (TOP). Therefore, this study assesses the asso...
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objective: this paper explores the relationship between domestic violence against women inflicted by husbands, unwanted pregnancy and pregnancy termination of bangladeshi urban women. materials and methods: the study used the nationally representative 2007 bangladesh demographic and health survey (bdhs) data. the bdhs covered a representative sample of 10,996 ever married women from rural and u...
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CONTEXT Despite reductions in prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among the general population of India, women account for a rising percentage of all HIV cases with husbands' risk behavior described as the major source of women's infection. Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been described as being associated with heterosexual transmission of HIV to women in India and el...
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INTRODUCTION Growing evidence identifies adverse health effects for children who witness intimate partner violence at home. Research has also identified that women seeking elective pregnancy termination are at high risk for partner violence. However, little is known about the risk for violence exposure among the children of women seeking elective pregnancy termination. METHODS We conducted a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Health Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1680-6905
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v16i2.11