ArticleBMC women's health2018
Emotional violence and maternal mental health: a qualitative study among women in northern Vietnam.
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- Psychological experiences and needs of perinatal women experiencing intimate partner violence: a qualitative meta-synthesis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review: Infidelity, Romantic Jealousy and Intimate Partner Violence against Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Mental health stigma and health-seeking behaviors amongst pregnant women in Vietnam: a mixed-method realist study.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Association of intimate partner violence with offspring growth in 32 low- and middle-income countries: a population-based cross-sectional study.Archives of women's mental health · 2024Article
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- Using the WHO Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20) to Detect Symptoms of Common Mental Disorders among Pregnant Women in Vietnam: a Validation Study.International journal of women's health · 2023Article
- Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and maternal and child health outcomes: a scoping review of the literature from low-and-middle income countries from 2016 - 2021.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Intergenerational effects of violence on women's perinatal wellbeing and infant health outcomes: evidence from a birth cohort study in Central Vietnam.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Caring for Mothers: A Narrative Review on Interpersonal Violence and Peripartum Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- The Rate and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Vietnam From 2010 to 2020: A Literature Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Emotional violence exerted by intimate partners and postnatal depressive symptoms among women in Vietnam: A prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2018Article
- Intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Vietnam: prevalence, risk factors and the role of social support.Global health action · 2018Article
- Need Asseesment on Maternal Mental Health Care for Perinatal Mothers during COVID-19: A Qualitative Study.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWorldwide, intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy is a pressing and prevalent public health problem. Existing research has found close associations between IPV and perinatal mental health, yet little is known about women's own perceptions of these associations. This study aimed to explore Vietnamese women's experiences of emotional partner violence and their perceptions of the implications of such violence for their mental health.
methodsThe data were collected through in-depth interviews with 20 women living in Hanoi, Vietnam who had reported exposure to emotional partner violence and attained high depression scores in a prospective cohort study. Ten women were pregnant and ten had recently given birth. The data were analysed by qualitative content analysis.
resultsThe women described emotional partner violence as a major life stressor. Their accounts pointed to three particularly significant dimensions of emotional violence: being ignored by the husband; being denied support; and being exposed to controlling behaviours. These experiences affected the women's sense of wellbeing profoundly, causing sadness and distress. The women's accounts indicated that experiences of emotional violence were significantly shaped by dominant kinship arrangements: practices of patrilocal residence and principles of patrilineal descent tended to aggravate women's vulnerabilities to partner violence.
conclusionsThis qualitative study from Vietnam documents close associations between emotional partner violence and perinatal distress, while also pointing to kinship arrangements as particularly significant structural contexts shaping women's experiences of partner violence. The study findings suggest that effective policies and programs to decrease women's vulnerability to intimate partner violence must take into account the kinship arrangements that prevail in a given society.
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