background: domestic violence is a concern in the communities and need a wide attention. violence against women can cause all kinds of physical and mental illness. this is a threat to woman’s and family member’s health. stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancy are risk factors for adverse consequences. little is known about the level of the mental illnesses in women who exposed to domest...

background one of domestic violences is wives injury which is a health and psychological chalange. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of domestic violence and related factors in pregnancy. material and methods this descriptive – analytic study evaluated 300 women who attended six health centers in ahvaz in the last month of pregnancy or had labored during past 6 months. abuse...

background: domestic violence is a serious threat to the physical and mental health of women. the aim of the present study was to find and compare the frequency of domestic violence between methamphetamine users, patients with psychiatric disorders, and healthy people. methods: in this analytical cross-sectional study, methamphetamine users (n=30) and patients with psychiatric disorders (n=30) ...

BACKGROUND In pregnancy, violence can have serious health consequences that could affect both mother and child. In Ghana there are limited data on this subject. We sought to assess the relationship between physical violence during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes (early pregnancy loss, perinatal mortality and neonatal mortality) in Ghana. METHOD The 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey da...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between common mental disorders and intimate partner violence during pregnancy. METHODS A cross sectional study was carried out with 1,120 pregnant women aged 18-49 years old, who were registered in the Family Health Program in the city of Recife, Northeastern Brazil, between 2005 and 2006. Common mental disorders were assessed using the Self-Reporting...

Objective. To determine the prevalence of domestic violence in a sample of pregnant women attending Primary Health Centers in Peñalolén (Peñalolén is a low income district in the Metropolitan Region in Santiago de Chile.), to explore risk facts for domestic violence during pregnancy, and to establish associations with their psychological health. Method and Materials. 256 pregnant women were ass...

INTRODUCTION An increasing number of evidence has demonstrated that poor antenatal psychological health can lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Studies conducted in various countries demonstrated a wide range of factors associated with psychological distress during pregnancy. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2011 and December 2012 in Peshawar, north-west Pakista...