Two percent of women in the US suffer from intimate partner violence annually, with poor and minority women disproportionately affected. I provide evidence of an important negative externality associated with domestic violence by estimating a negative and causal relationship between violence during pregnancy and newborn health, exploiting variation in the enforcement of laws against domestic vi...

BACKGROUND Intimate partner violence (IPV) is very high in Africa. However, information obtained from the increasing number of African studies on IPV among pregnant women has not been scientifically analyzed. This paper presents a systematic review summing up the evidence from African studies on IPV prevalence and risk factors among pregnant women. METHODS A key-word defined search of various...

OBJECTIVE To study the incidence of domestic violence in pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of a local teaching hospital. STUDY DESIGN All pregnant women attending their first antenatal clinic in Tsan Yuk Hospital between 11th August and 3rd November, 1998 were interviewed by a designated research nurse (Y.Y.J.L.) using a standard questionnaire (Abuse Assessment Screen) to detect t...

Background: Teenage pregnancy is a significant problem in Kenya, with over 18% of teenagers aged 15-19 being pregnant or already mothers, rates even higher low-income areas such as slums. Existing research has shown that teenage increases the risk mental health disorders, and maternal complications during childbirth, postpartum. Objective: The study aimed to determine social-cultural factors as...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of four forms of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Rwandan women, associated sociodemographic and psychosocial factors and relationship to antenatal care service usage. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional population-based study conducted in the Northern province of Rwanda and in Kigali city. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTINGS A total of 921 women wh...

© 2003 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors In Canada, the annual prevalence of violence against women is about 8% among nonpregnant and 6% to 8% among pregnant women. For the purpose of our review and recommendations, violence against women is defined as physical and psychological abuse of women by their male partners, including sexual abuse and abuse during pregnancy. Of women who ar...

OBJECTIVES to compare and contrast how midwives working in either hospital- or community-based settings address domestic violence by evaluating their views on: prevalence of domestic violence; their role in addressing domestic violence; the acceptability of routine enquiry; and barriers encountered in asking clients questions about violence and abuse in pregnancy. DESIGN a postal survey quest...

Introduction The objective of this study was to investigate factors contributing to intimate partner violence in pregnancy among antenatal attendees at the health facilities in West Pokot Sub-County. The study was done in West Pokot Sub-County. Methods Using cross sectional study design, a total of 238 antenatal attendees were systematically sampled for the study. Four focused group discussio...