Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2017
The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial.
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Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy, a Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effect of a Resource Card on the Incidence of Intimate Partner Violence
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions for intimate partner violence during the perinatal period: A scoping review: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Violence against women · 2024Pooled it
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- Remote evaluations of violence against women and girls interventions: a rapid scoping review of tools, ethics and safety.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- Caring for Mothers: A Narrative Review on Interpersonal Violence and Peripartum Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Interventions Addressing Social Needs in Perinatal Care: A Systematic Review.Health equity · 2021Review
- Effectiveness of Potential Interventions to Change Gendered Social Norms on Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda: a Causal Inference Approach.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019Article
- Article
- Interventions for domestic violence among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe aimed to investigate the impact of a referral-based intervention in a prospective cohort of women disclosing intimate partner violence (IPV) on the prevalence of violence, and associated outcomes psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during and after pregnancy.
methodsWomen seeking antenatal care in eleven Belgian hospitals were consecutively invited from June 2010 to October 2012, to participate in a single-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) and handed a questionnaire. Participants willing to be interviewed and reporting IPV victimisation were randomised. In the Intervention Group (IG) participants received a referral card with contact details of services providing assistance and tips to increase safety behaviour. Participants in the Control Group (CG) received a "thank you" card. Follow-up data were obtained through telephone interview at an average of 10 months after receipt of the card.
resultsAt follow-up (n = 189), 66.7% (n = 126) of the participants reported IPV victimisation. Over the study-period, the prevalence of IPV victimisation decreased by 31.4% (P < 0.001), psychosocial health increased significantly (5.4/140, P < 0.001), 23.8% (n = 46/193) of the women sought formal help, 70.5% (n = 136/193) sought informal help, and 31.3% (n = 60/192) took at least one safety measure. We observed no statistically significant differences between the IG and CG, however. Adjusted for psychosocial health at baseline, the perceived helpfulness of the referral card seemed to be larger in the IG. Both the questionnaire and the interview were perceived to be significantly more helpful than the referral card itself (P < 0.001).
conclusionsAsking questions can be helpful even for types of IPV of low severity, although simply distributing a referral card may not qualify as the ideal intervention. Future interventions should be multifaceted, delineate different types of violence, controlling for measurement reactivity and designing a tailored intervention programme adjusted to the specific needs of couples experiencing IPV.
trial registrationThe trial was registered with the U.S. National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov registry on July 6, 2010 under identifier NCT01158690 ).
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