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Estimating the effect of intimate partner violence on women's use of contraception: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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94 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Gender differences in suicidal behavior in adolescents and young adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.International journal of public health · 2019Pooled it
- Use of emergency contraception among women with experience of domestic violence and abuse: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2018Pooled it
- Intimate partner violence and delays in obtaining contraception among young people in California and Texas.Contraception · 2025Trial
- Breaking down relationship barriers to increase PrEP uptake and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya: safety and preliminary effectiveness results from a pilot cluster-randomized trial.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Trial
- Recent Intimate Partner Violence and Oral Contraceptive Pill Adherence in a Cohort of Reproductive-Aged Women.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2022Trial
- Delayed Visits for Contraception Due to Concerns Regarding Pelvic Examination Among Women with History of Intimate Partner Violence.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Trial
- Exploring young women's reproductive decision-making, agency and social norms in South African informal settlements.PloS one · 2020Trial
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- Gender-Based Violence and Associated Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Mixed Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Family Planning Among Muslim Women in Türkiye: The Role of Sinful Beliefs, Sexual Function, and Violence.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Trauma inquiry and response in sexual and reproductive health settings: collaborative learning among clinicians.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Intimate Partner Violence and Determinants of HIV Seroconversion among Female Caregivers in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: Insights from the Asenze Longitudinal Study.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with intimate partner violence among women in Tanzania: evidence from Tanzanian demographic and health survey 2022.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Domestic violence laws and women's unmet need for family planning: Quasi-experimental evidence from Africa.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the Tu'Washindi Na PrEP Intervention to Reduce Gender-Based Violence and Increase Preexposure Prophylaxis Uptake and Adherence Among Kenyan Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Schooling and intimate partner violence: retrospective analysis of India's Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan using quasi-experimental techniques.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- The shadow of violence: How intimate partner violence shapes contraceptive and maternal health service use across 25 African countries.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Sexual choking/strangulation and its association with condom and contraceptive use: Findings from a survey of students at a university in the Midwestern United States.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2024Article
- Multi-stakeholder analysis of needs, perceptions, and sociocultural influences on multipurpose prevention technologies (MPT) in India.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntimate partner violence (IPV) is an important global public health problem. While there is a growing literature on the association between IPV and women's reproductive health (RH) outcomes, most studies are cross-sectional-which weakens inference about the causal effect of IPV on women's RH. This systematic review synthesizes existing evidence from the strongest study designs to estimate the impact of IPV on women's use of contraception.
methodsWe searched 11 electronic databases from January of 1980 to 3 December 2013 and reviewed reference lists from systematic reviews for studies examining IPV and contraceptive use. To be able to infer causality, we limited our review to studies that had longitudinal measures of either IPV or women's use of contraception.
resultsOf the 1,574 articles identified by the search, we included 179 articles in the full text review and extracted data from 12 studies that met our inclusion criteria. We limited the meta-analysis to seven studies that could be classified as subject to low or moderate levels of bias. Women's experience of IPV was associated with a significant reduction in the odds of using contraception (n = 14,866; OR: 0.47; 95% CI: 0.25, 0.85; I2 = 92%; 95% CII2: 87%, 96%). Restricting to studies that measured the effect of IPV on women's use of partner dependent contraceptive methods was associated with a reduction in the heterogeneity of the overall estimate. In the three studies that examined women's likelihood of using male condoms with their partners, experience of IPV was associated with a significant decrease in condom use (OR: 0.48; 95% CIOR: 0.32, 0.72; I2 = 51%; 95% CII2: 0%, 86%).
conclusionsIPV is associated with a reduction in women's use of contraception; women who experience IPV are less likely to report using condoms with their male partners. Family planning and HIV prevention programs should consider women's experiences of IPV.
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