Effect of intimate partner violence on birth outcomes

Abstract

BackgroundViolence by intimate partner during pregnancy has many adverse pregnancy outcomes. Thus, that's why we sought to determine association between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes.MethodsA facility based cross-sectional study was conducted among 183 recently delivered women from March 31–April 30, 2014 in public health facilities of Hossana Town. The data were collected through structured questionnaire and record review. Women who were not mentally and physically capable of being interviewed and those admitted for abortion were excluded. Ethical clearance was obtained from Jimma University. Logistic regression analysis was employed to determine the association between intimate partner violence and adverse birth outcomes.ResultsAbout 23 % of women experienced intimate partner violence during pregnancy. The result of this study indicated an association of intimate partner violence with low birth weight of the new born (AOR:14.3,95% CI: (5.03, 40.7). Intimate partner violence was not associated with still birth, pre-term birth and Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes.ConclusionThe findings of this study showed that intimate partner violence during pregnancy was associated with a low birth weight of the new born. Health sectors should train health care providers on how to screen, counsel, treat and follow up abused women.

Determinants of preterm birth among mothers who gave birth in East Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The effects of IPV on PTB were examined by three studies. Of three, two studies found positive association between IPV and PTB [35,53] and one found no association [58]. Women exposed to IPV (AOR 2.5; 95% CI: 2.19-2.96) and physical violence (AOR 5.3; 95% CI: 3.95-7.09) during pregnancy were more likely to experience PTB [53].…”

“…, 11 from Ethiopia[52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63], 6 from Kenya[5,54,[64][65][66][67], 7 from Malawi [4, 6, 68-72], 3 from Sudan [10, 73, 74], 3 from Zambia [75-77],3 from Zimbabwe [78-80], 2 from Uganda [7, 81], 2 from Mozambique[82,83], 1 from Rwanda[84], and 1 from Madagascar[85]. Twenty five studies were done by cohort study design[33, 35, 36, 39, 41, 43, 45-50, 59, 61, 65-68, 70, 75, 77, 80, 83-85], 9 studies by case control study design[7,10,37,38,53,55,57,73,79] and 24 studies by cross sectional study design[4-6, 34, 40, 42, 44, 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 69, 71, 72, 74, 76, 78, 81, 82] (Table 1).…”

Does intimate partner violence influence the utilization of maternal health services?

“…A study from Dhanusha shows that 29 percent of the pregnant mother had faced at least one types of IPV during their pregnancy (22). Similarly, another study by Laelago, Belachew, and Tamrat (2017) observed that about 23 percent of the women had faced IPV during their pregnancy at Ethiopia. So it can be concluded that nearly one fourth of the mother are facing IPV during their pregnancy.…”

“…A study from Ethiopia shows that low birth weight and pre-term birth were associated with IPV (23,26). So, IPV not only influences the mother but also affects birth outcomes too.…”

Association Between Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy And Birth Asphyxia In Hospitals Of Tigray Region, Ethiopia

“…Studies show that, birth asphyxia is related to severe disability such as low cognitive function, neurological problem and subtle cognitive impairment [9,10]. Although some studies demonstrated an association between IPV during pregnancy and birth asphyxia [11], others reported no association [12].…”