Effects of Abuse on Maternal Complications and Birth Weight in Adult and Adolescent Women

Curry, Mary Ann; Perrin, Nancy; Wall, Erika

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“…Intimate partner violence is an important problem because it is global, violates fundamental human rights of women, and is a major public health problem [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women [1].…”

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Intimate partner violence against women in eastern Uganda: implications for HIV prevention

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Background: We were interested in finding out if the very low antenatal VCT acceptance rate reported in Mbale Hospital was linked to intimate partner violence against women. We therefore set out to i) determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence, ii) identify risk factors for intimate partner violence and iii) look for association between intimate partner violence and HIV prevention particularly in the context of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme (PMTCT).

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Intimate partner violence against women in eastern Uganda: implications for HIV prevention

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“…15 Moreover, 23% to 52% of women who experienced abuse during pregnancy were battered in the year before conception. 5,16,17 Women abused during pregnancy have 3 times the odds of attempted or completed homicide, 18 are more likely to have unplanned pregnancies and seek pregnancy care after 20 weeks, and are at greater risk for adverse birth outcomes 19 and maternal complications. [20][21][22][23] Intimate partner violence is also associated with such adverse health behaviors as smoking [24][25][26] and problem drinking.…”

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Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and PTSD Among Pregnant Latina Women

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The Annals of Family Medicine

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PURPOSE We undertook a study to describe factors related to depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among pregnant Latinas who were or were not exposed to intimate partner violence. METHODSWe interviewed 210 pregnant Latinas attending prenatal clinics located in Los Angeles, California. Latinas who did and did not have histories of intimate partner violence were recruited. We then assessed the women for strengths, adverse social behavioral circumstances, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression. RESULTSSignifi cantly more women exposed to intimate partner violence scored at or above the cutoff point for depression than women who were not (41% vs 18.6%; P <.001). Signifi cantly more women exposed to intimate partner violence scored at or above the cutoff point for PTSD than women who were not (16% vs 7.6%; P <.001). Lack of mastery, which measures feelings of being in control of forces that affect life (odds ratio [OR], 0.72; 95% confi dence interval [CI], 0.62-0.84), a history of trauma not associated with intimate partner violence (OR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.08-1.63), and exposure to intimate partner violence (OR, 2.43; 95% CI, 1.16-5.11) were associated with depression after adjusting for age, language of interview, and site effects. Stress (OR, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.34-2.2) and a history of trauma (OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.03-2.04) were independently associated with PTSD, whereas higher income was associated with decreased risk of PTSD (OR, 0.10; 95% CI, 0.02-0.63), after adjusting for age, language of interview, and site effects.CONCLUSIONS Intimate partner violence was signifi cantly associated with depression and PTSD but was associated with depression only after controlling for other factors in the multivariate model. The risk for depression declined with greater mastery but increased with a history of trauma or exposure to intimate partner violence. Stress, a history of trauma not associated with intimate partner violence, and lower income were all independently associated with increased risk for PTSD. INTRODUCTIONA pproximately 1.5 million women in the United States experience intimate partner violence every year. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The prevalence among pregnant women is estimated at 5.2%.14 Thus, intimate partner violence is at least as common as gestational diabetes (2% to 3%) and approaches rates of preeclampsia (5.7% to 14.3%). 15 Moreover, 23% to 52% of women who experienced abuse during pregnancy were battered in the year before conception. 5,16,17 Women abused during pregnancy have 3 times the odds of attempted or completed homicide, 18 are more likely to have unplanned pregnancies and seek pregnancy care after 20 weeks, and are at greater risk for adverse birth outcomes 19 and maternal complications. [20][21][22][23] Intimate partner violence is also associated with such adverse health behaviors as smoking [24][25][26] and problem drinking. 26,27 The prevalence of intimate partner violence among Latinas in the United States during pregnancy and the perin...

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“…Physical and sexual assault by partners has been associated with a wide variety of serious health problems aecting both women and their children, including injuries due to trauma (Grisso, Schwarz, Miles & Holmes, 1996;Abbott, Johnson, Koziol-McLain & Lowenstein, 1995;McLeer & Anwar, 1989), low birth weight (Bullock & McFarlane, 1989;Parker, McFarlane & Soeken, 1994;Curry, Perrin & Wall, 1998), chronic pelvic pain and other gynaecological problems (Schei & Bakketeig, 1989;Golding, 1996), depression (Roberts, Lawrence, Williams & Raphael, 1998;Campbell & Lewandowski, 1997;Danielson, Mott, Caspi & Silva, 1998), suicide (Walker, 1994;Amaro, Fried, Cabral & Zuckerman, 1990;Stark & Flitcraft, 1996;Counts, 1987), unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (Gazmararian, Adams, Saltzman, Johnson, Bruce, Marks & Zahniser, 1995;Campbell, Pugh, Campbell & Visscher, 1995;Heise, et al, 1999;Handwerker, 1993). Although violence can have direct health consequences, it also increases women's risk of future ill health.…”

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