BACKGROUND Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been known to adversely affect the mental health of victims. Research has tended to focus on the mental health impact of physical violence rather than considering other forms of violence. OBJECTIVE To systematically review the literature in order to identify the impact of all types of IPV victimisation on various mental health outcomes. METHOD ...

background: women 35-39 years old have a 2–3 fold higher risk of pregnancy-related death than women in their twenties and the risk is even more dramatic for women 40 years and older. objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the association of maternal age with risk of adverse pregnancy and mother outcomes in our setting tehran iran. materials and methods: in this retrospective observ...

introduction : adverse health effects of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ets) among non-smokers have been studied occasionally in developing countries. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of exposure to ets on outcome in pregnancy methods: in this descriptive and analytical study 600 non-smoking women delivering a singleton live baby were studied in delivery room in haja...

Domestic violence during pregnancy is a major health problem with significant psychological and physical impairments for pregnant women. To assess the relationship between domestic violence during pregnancy and women's health-related quality of life (HRQoL), a cross-sectional study was conducted on 341 postnatal women who referred to urban health care centers in Gachsaran, Islamic Republic of I...

OBJECTIVE To assess factors related to partner violence against pregnant women. METHODS Data were collected from 383 pregnant women eligible attending five family medicine units of the Mexican institute of social security in Mexico City, Mexico, between September 2003 and August 2004. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire developed for the study. RESULTS Of all women intervi...

Countless children and youth are exposed to gun violence each year--at home, at school, in their communities, or through the media. Gun violence can leave lasting emotional scars on these children. This article reviews research regarding the psychological effects of gun violence on children and youth, and offers suggestions for how parents, school administrators, and mental health workers can m...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the possible reciprocal relationship between victimization experiences and psychological functioning by assessing abuse experiences in childhood, adolescence, and during a 2-month follow-up period. METHOD At the beginning of the study (Time 1), abuse histories, trauma and depressive symptoms, and interpersonal functioning were assessed in 551 college women. Subsequen...

BACKGROUND Interpersonal violence is responsible for more ill-health and premature death in women under the age of 45 than other preventable health conditions, but findings concerning the effects of violence during pregnancy on both maternal and foetal health have been inconsistent. METHODS A retrospective population-based cohort study was undertaken using linked data from the Hospital Morbid...

OBJECTIVE To compare pregnancy intention and domestic violence among women with induced and spontaneous abortion. METHOD Case-control study in Mulago Hospital, Uganda, from September 2003 to June 2004 of 942 women seeking post-abortion care. Direct inquiry, records review and clinical examination identified 333 with induced abortion (cases) and 609 with spontaneous abortion (controls), who we...

Aim: This study was conducted to determine physical and psychological problems faced by the pregnant women who were subjected to violence by their husbands. Method: The population of the research was consisted of 200 pregnant women who visited Pregnant Women Follow-up Polyclinics of Çorum State Hospital and were selected using simple random sampling method between May 2011 and July 2011. The da...