ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2017
Associations of intimate partner violence with postnatal health practices in Bihar, India.
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- Association between perinatal intimate partner violence and breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
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- Maternal exposure to intimate partner violence and uptake of maternal healthcare services in Ethiopia: Evidence from a national survey.PloS one · 2022Article
- Caring for Mothers: A Narrative Review on Interpersonal Violence and Peripartum Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Intimate partner violence and maternal health services utilization: evidence from 36 National Household Surveys.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Maternal experience of intimate partner violence is associated with suboptimal breastfeeding practices in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia: insights from a DHS analysis.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Article
- Planning for work: Exploring the relationship between contraceptive use and women's sector-specific employment in India.PloS one · 2021Article
- Associations of reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence with overt and covert family planning use among married adolescent girls in Niger.EClinicalMedicine · 2020Article
- Associations between recent intimate partner violence and receipt and quality of perinatal health services in Uttar Pradesh.PloS one · 2020Article
- Public health impact of marital violence against women in India.The Indian journal of medical research · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundReducing neonatal mortality is a global priority, and improvements in postnatal health (PNH) practices in India are needed to do so. Intimate partner violence (IPV) may be associated with PNH practices, but little research has assessed this relationship.
methodsA cross-sectional analysis of data from a representative household sample of mothers of neonates 0-11 months old in Bihar, India was conducted. The relationship between lifetime IPV experience (physical violence only, sexual violence only, or both physical and sexual violence) and PNH practices [clean cord care, kangaroo mother care, early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), delayed bathing, receipt of a postnatal care visit, exclusive breastfeeding, and current post-partum contraceptive use] was assessed using multivariate logistic regression.
resultsOver 45% of the 10,469 mothers experienced IPV in their lifetime. The three types of IPV experiences differentially related to PNH practices. Adjusted analyses revealed that compared to those who had never experienced IPV, women who experienced physical violence only (29.0%) had higher odds of skin-to-skin care (AOR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.42, 1.96) and delayed bathing (AOR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.03, 1.37), but lower odds of EIBF (AOR = 0.81, 95% CI = 0.70, 0.93) and exclusive breastfeeding (AOR = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.71, 0.96). Mothers who had experienced sexual violence only (2.3%) had lower odds of practicing EIBF (AOR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.36, 0.76). Those who had both experiences of physical and sexual violence (14.0%) had increased odds of postpartum modern contraceptive use (AOR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.07, 1.71) and lower odds of delayed bathing (AOR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.63, 0.91).
conclusionsThe results of this study found differing patterns of vulnerability to poor PNH practices depending on the type of IPV experienced. Efforts to increase access to health services for women experiencing IPV and to integrate IPV intervention into such service may increase PNH practices, and as a result, reduce neonatal mortality.
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