Domestic Violence During Pregnancy in Greece

Antoniou, Evangelia; Iatrakis, Georgios

doi:10.3390/ijerph16214222

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“…Hence, the loss of attachment and the absence of a secure life were the main features for women to experience depression (83,84). Moreover, women victims of childhood abuse are more likely to endure violence later in their life (85)(86)(87). Identifying women with a history of childhood abuse and assaults would provide e cient maternal care and increase awareness against domestic violence.…”

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Psychological Distress Among Lebanese Women During the COVID-19 Confinement: Any Mediating Effect of Violence?

Haddad

Malaeb

Sacre³

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Background: Violence among women is associated with poor psychological health and increased internalizing symptoms, such as depression, stress, and anxiety. The primary objective was to evaluate the association of marital conflict, pregnancy status, socioeconomic status, and stressful life events with violence, depression, anxiety, and stress. The secondary objective was to evaluate the mediating effect of violence on psychological distress.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 369 women between June 8 and August 1, 2020. The questionnaire was developed on Google Forms and distributed online, using the snowball technique. Results: Higher marital conflict (Beta=0.159), financial difficulties (Beta=2.572), a history of child abuse (Beta=2.546), and higher violence scores (Beta=0.121) were significantly associated with higher depression scores. Higher marital conflict (Beta=0.358) and having financial difficulties (Beta=3.859) were significantly associated with higher anxiety scores. Higher marital conflict (Beta=0.070) and financial difficulties (Beta=1.483) were significantly associated with higher perceived stress scores. Composite abuse scale partially mediated the association between pregnancy status (25.28%), financial difficulties (7.71%), history of child abuse (21.92%), abuse by a family member (50.50%), and anxiety scale. Also, the composite abuse scale partially mediated the association between marital conflict (21.42%), financial difficulties (14.17%), history of child abuse (20.05%), abuse by a family member (33.57%), and depression scale. Conclusion: Our main findings suggest that violence mediated the association between pregnancy status, marital conflicts, financial difficulties, and depression and anxiety but did not mediate between these factors and stress. Further studies are needed to understand better the factors that mediate the relations between domestic violence and mental well-being among Lebanese women.

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Psychological Distress Among Lebanese Women During the COVID-19 Confinement: Any Mediating Effect of Violence?

Haddad

Malaeb

Sacre³

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“…Three point one percent of them said that the part of their body that was most often injured was the face, 1.3% said that the part of their body that was most often injured was the stomach and as many as 4.8% stated that no part of their body was injured. 9 Negative physical and psychological impacts are higher on pregnant adolescents than on those not experiencing violence. The physical impact on pregnant women experiencing violence can lead to death.…”

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Partners’ Behavior as the Main Cause of Domestic Violence Experienced by Pregnant Adolescents in Jakarta

Sari¹,

Setyowati²,

Ungsianik³

2021

Journal of Public Health Research

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Background: Adolescent pregnancy leads to a variety of complex problems. Adolescents with an unwanted pregnancy potentially face a stigma or rejection by parents and friends as well as facing threats to be a victim of domestic violence. Violence experienced by pregnant adolescents has a negative impact on the health status of the mother and their fetus. This study aimed to identify the factors triggering domestic violence on pregnant adolescents in Jakarta.Design and Methods: The design of the study was cross-sectional study with convenience sampling (n = 230). The tools used for data collection were questionnaires.Results: The results of the bivariate analysis showed that the factors associated with domestic violence suffered by pregnant adolescents were the partner's violence history (p=0.000), partner's behaviors (p=0.000), economic status (p=0.002) and family's support (p=0.03). The partner's behavior was the most influential factor that contributed 73.96 times the potential occurrences of domestic violence against pregnant adolescents (p=0.000; OR=73.96).Conclusions: The involvement of the partner during the pregnancy process is necessary for understanding and comprehension of the changes which may possibly occur due to the partner’s pregnancy.

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“…Finally, 3.3–4% of women, depending on the area of living, stated that they are coerced to have sexual intercourse. These results constituted the leverage for political, social and legislative measures to deal with violence against women in the family [ 3 ]. In a recent review of 92 studies held in 23 countries, the average rate of physical violence in pregnancy was 13.8%, that of sexual abuse was 8.0% and that of emotional abuse was 28.4% [ 4 ].…”

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“…The statistical research [ 3 ] held from August to September 2009 by the author of this article constitutes the quantitative-statistical part of the first research ever carried out in Greece on domestic violence in pregnancy. This publication of the researcher deals with the second part of the qualitative recording of the phenomenon.…”

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Women’s Experiences of Domestic Violence during Pregnancy: A Qualitative Research in Greece

Antoniou

2020

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This qualitative research is the second part of a quantitative research that aims at recording the phenomenon of violence in pregnancy. The first part was carried out during August and September 2009 (N = 546). It was found out that the rate partner’s violence was 6%, while for 3.4% of the pregnant women, abuse started after the pregnancy. In the second part of this research, the semi-structured interview was used to investigate the way pregnant women experience violence. The sample comprised seven women abused by their partner (Ν = 7) at the women’s shelters of “Mitera” Babies’ Center and the National Social Solidarity Center between September 2010 and December 2011 and who accepted to participate in the research. The targets of the research were the investigation of the risk factors for the manifestation of violence, the profile of the victim and the perpetrator, the consequences of abuse for the woman, her reproductive health and the fetus. The majority of the abused pregnant women were foreigners and only two were Greek. The latter had experienced severe traumas (physical and psychological) since their childhood. Violence in their lives is the main characteristic of the foreign women seeking a better life in Greece, too. Alcohol use or abuse by the partners, poor socioeconomic background of the mothers and their partners, and pregnancy per se are the main risk factors of the violence against women in this period of their lives. Violence resulted in miscarriage in one case, while abortion was the alternative chosen by another as a solution to social exclusion and possible domestic violence. Anxiety and despair were the main psychological consequences. The small number of women included in the collection of qualitative data is a limitation for the research and decreases the reliability index of its results.

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Domestic Violence During Pregnancy in Greece

Cited by 16 publications

References 39 publications

Psychological Distress Among Lebanese Women During the COVID-19 Confinement: Any Mediating Effect of Violence?

Psychological Distress Among Lebanese Women During the COVID-19 Confinement: Any Mediating Effect of Violence?

Partners’ Behavior as the Main Cause of Domestic Violence Experienced by Pregnant Adolescents in Jakarta

Women’s Experiences of Domestic Violence during Pregnancy: A Qualitative Research in Greece

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