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Intimate partner violence in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study from post-conflict northern Uganda.
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- Intimate partner violence during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors for perinatal intimate partner violence: a global systematic review and meta-analyses.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence among pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Methodologies for population surveys on violence in rural areas: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- Prevalence, types, and determinants of intimate-partner violence among pregnant women in Northern Uganda: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Correlation Between Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy and Parental Acceptance by Primiparous Mothers.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Intimate partner violence among pregnant women attending a low-resource primary care facility in Ghana.PloS one · 2024Article
- Spatial accessibility to health facilities among pregnant women with and without exposure to intimate partner violence in Uganda.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Intimate partner violence and associated factors among reproductive age women in Liberia: a cross-sectional study using a recent Liberian demographic and health survey.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Intimate partner violence disclosure and associated factors among pregnant women attending a city hospital in South-Western Uganda: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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- Exploring the impact of a community participatory intervention on women's capability: a qualitative study in Gulu Northern Uganda.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Intimate Partners During the Perinatal Period: A Narrative Literature Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnancy and to understand associations and determinants.
designCross-sectional survey.
settingTwo rural health clinics in post-conflict northern Uganda.
participantsWomen attending two rural health clinics for a new service providing cervical cancer screening, who had experienced pregnancy. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Data were collected by a questionnaire using validated questions from the demographic health survey women's questionnaire and the domestic violence module. Data were entered into tablets using Questionnaire Development System software. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was performed, using experience of IPV in pregnancy as the dependent variable. SPSS V.25 was used for all analysis.
resultsOf 409 participant women, 26.7% (95% CI 18.6% to 35.9%) reported having been slapped, hit or beaten by a partner while pregnant. For 32.3% (95% CI 20.2% to 37.9%) of the women the violence became worse during pregnancy. Women who had ever experienced IPV in pregnancy were more likely to have experienced violence in the previous 12 months (OR 4.45, 95% CI 2.80 to 7.09). In multivariate logistic regression, the strongest independent associations with IPV in pregnancy were partner's daily drinking of alcohol (OR 2.02, 95% CI 1.19 to 3.43) and controlling behaviours (OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.33).
conclusionsThe women in this study had more exposure to IPV in pregnancy than previously reported for this region. Women's previous experience of intimate partner violence, partner's daily use of alcohol and his controlling behaviours were strong associations with IPV in pregnancy. This study highlights the uneven distribution of risk and the importance of research among the most vulnerable population in rural and disadvantaged settings. More research is needed in local rural and urban settings to illuminate this result and inform intervention and policy.
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