ArticleSAGE open medicine2021
The role of intimate partner violence victimization during pregnancy on maternal postpartum depression in Eastern Ethiopia.
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- Neuroendocrine and psychosocial triggers of severe psychiatric onset in women: a systematic review with domain-specific quantitative and narrative synthesis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The association between sexual violence and mental disorders among women victim-survivors in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- Intimate partner violence typology and major depressive disorder among postpartum adolescents in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy among Postnatal Mothers Attending Health Centers in Lalitpur District, Nepal: An Observational Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2025Observational
- Predictors of post-partum depression amongst postnatal women in Kumasi, Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Intimate partner sexual violence and early resumption of sexual intercourse among married postpartum women in Ethiopia: a survival analysis using Performance Monitoring for Action data.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
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- Magnitude and Determinant Factors of Postpartum Depression Among Mothers Attending Their Postnatal and Vaccination Services at Public Health Institutions of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntimate partner violence during pregnancy is a strong predictor of maternal postpartum depression. In Ethiopia, evidence on the association of intimate partner violence during pregnancy with postpartum depression is very limited. To design appropriate intervention, it is thus important to understand how postpartum depression varies as a function of the type and severity of intimate partner violence victimization during pregnancy. The aim of this study is to explore the association of different types of intimate partner violence during pregnancy and its severity with postpartum depression in Eastern Ethiopia.
methodA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January to October 2018. The study included a sample of 3015 postpartum women residing in Eastern Ethiopia. The cutoff point for postpartum depression was defined as ⩾13 points according to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The prevalence ratio with 95% confidence intervals was calculated, and the association between the main predictor (i.e. intimate partner violence during pregnancy) and the outcome variable (postpartum depression) was determined using log binomial regression model.
results16.3% (95% confidence interval: 14.9-17.7) of women experienced postpartum depression. After controlling potential confounding factors, the prevalence of postpartum depression among women exposed to severe physical intimate partner violence during pregnancy was 1.98 times higher as compared to those not exposed to physical intimate partner violence during pregnancy (adjusted prevalence ratio = 1.98; 95% confidence interval: 1.53-2.54). Exposure to psychological intimate partner violence during pregnancy was found to increase the prevalence of postpartum depression by 1.79 as compared to non-exposure to psychological intimate partner violence during pregnancy (adjusted prevalence ratio = 1.79; 95% confidence interval: 1.48-2.18).
conclusionThe study provides evidence that psychological and severe physical intimate partner violence during pregnancy were significantly associated with maternal postpartum depression. Screening of pregnant women for intimate partner violence and providing them the necessary support can minimize the risk to postpartum depression.
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