ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2017
Childhood physical and sexual abuse experiences associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among pregnant women.
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- Childhood abuse and perinatal outcomes for mother and child: A systematic review of the literature.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Maternal Trauma history, Maternal Mental health, and Child Behavior: A Prospective Study of mother-child Dyads in Lima, Peru.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
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- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Is Associated with Elevated Plasma Cholesterol in Female TT Homozygotes ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with PTSD among female urban slum dwellers in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Resilience mediates the relationship between household dysfunction in childhood and postpartum depression in adolescent mothers in Peru.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2021Article
- Sexual Partnership-Level Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Lima, Peru.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence.Issues in mental health nursing · 2020Article
- Polygenic prediction and GWAS of depression, PTSD, and suicidal ideation/self-harm in a Peruvian cohort.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2020Article
- Association of antepartum depression, generalized anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder with infant birth weight and gestational age at delivery.Journal of affective disorders · 2020Article
- Childhood abuse, intimate partner violence, and placental abruption among Peruvian women.Annals of epidemiology · 2019Article
- Bullying victimization and child sexual abuse among left-behind and non-left-behind children in China.PeerJ · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeWe sought to evaluate the extent to which childhood physical and/or sexual abuse history is associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during early pregnancy and to explore the extent to which the childhood abuse-PTSD association is mediated through, or modified by, adult experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV).
methodsIn-person interviews collected information regarding history of childhood abuse and IPV from 2,928 women aged 18-49 years old prior to 16 weeks of gestation. PTSD was assessed using the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsCompared to women with no childhood abuse, the odds of PTSD were increased 4.31-fold for those who reported physical abuse only (95% CI, 2.18-8.49), 5.33-fold for sexual abuse only (95% CI, 2.38-11.98), and 8.03-fold for those who reported physical and sexual abuse (95% CI, 4.10-15.74). Mediation analysis showed 13% of the childhood abuse-PTSD association was mediated by IPV. Furthermore, high odds of PTSD were noted among women with histories of childhood abuse and IPV compared with women who were not exposed to either (OR = 20.20; 95% CI, 8.18-49.85).
conclusionsChildhood abuse is associated with increased odds of PTSD during early pregnancy. The odds of PTSD were particularly elevated among women with a history of childhood abuse and IPV. Efforts should be made to prevent childhood abuse and mitigate its effects on women's mental health.
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