Intimate Partner Violence and Women's Contraceptive Use

Williams, Corrine M.; Larsen, Ulla; McCloskey, Laura Ann

doi:10.1177/1077801208325187

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“…Women who reported ever experiencing severe physical violence had on average significantly lower odds of currently using contraception (OR = 0.34). This finding echoes the majority of reviewed studies exploring IPV and contraception use [5,6,8,16,17]. These studies , together with further analysis of data from this study (published elsewhere) suggest that a woman experiencing severe physical violence may have (or have had) a husband who uses multiple forms of violence to dominate all aspects of the spousal relationship, including contraception use.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Previous research in Jordan has demonstrated a negative association between IPV and contraception use [6,8]. Additionally, studies that disaggregated forms of IPV have found unique associations between these distinct forms of violence and contraception use [3,13,17]. In response to these divergent findings, we hypothesized that there would be a significant association between ever experiencing IPV and current contraception use in Jordan, and that the association was unique among distinct forms of IPV.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The global literature has established significant associations between IPV and contraception use, though these have been found to be both positive [2,13,14] and negative [15][16][17]. Previous research in Jordan has demonstrated a negative association between IPV and contraception use [6,8].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Experiences of intimate-partner violence and contraception use among ever-married women in Jordan

O'Hara

Lc²,

Carlson³

et al. 2013

East Mediterr Health J

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This study explored the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and current contraception use among ever-married women in Jordan. Analysing a sample (n = 3434) from the 2007 Jordan demographic and health survey, women who reported ever experiencing severe physical violence from their husband were significantly less likely to use contraception than women who did not report severe physical violence (OR = 0.34). Conversely, women who reported ever experiencing sexual IPV were significantly more likely to use contraception (OR = 1.50). Emotional and less severe physical IPV were not significantly related to contraception use. Education, wealth, age, number of children, and fertility preferences were positively associated with contraception use, while residence in the Badia area and consanguineous marriages were negatively associated with contraception use. The findings have implications for the provision of IPV screening and contraception services in Jordan, as well as the specification of services for women most vulnerable to IPV. RÉSUMÉ La présente étude a évalué la relation entre la violence exercée par un partenaire intime et l'utilisation courante de la contraception chez des femmes mariées ou l'ayant déjà été en Jordanie. D'après l'analyse d'un échantillon (n = 3434) de l'Enquête démographique et de santé menée en Jordanie en 2007, les femmes déclarant avoir déjà subi une forme de violence physique grave exercée par leur mari avaient nettement moins tendance à avoir recours à la contraception que les femmes exemptes de violence physique grave (O.R. = 0,34). En revanche, les femmes ayant déclaré avoir déjà souffert de violence sexuelle de la part de leur partenaire intime étaient significativement plus susceptibles d'utiliser un mode de contraception (O.R. = 1,50). La violence psychologique ainsi que la violence physique de gravité moindre exercées par un partenaire intime n'étaient pas significativement liées au recours à la contraception. Le niveau d'études, le revenu, l'âge, le nombre d'enfants et les préférences en matière de fécondité étaient des éléments positivement associés à l'utilisation de la contraception, alors qu'une résidence dans la région de Badia et des mariages consanguins étaient négativement associés au recours à la contraception. Ces résultats ont des conséquences sur l'offre de services de contraception et le dépistage de la violence exercée par le partenaire intime en Jordanie, ainsi que pour le contenu des services destinés aux femmes les plus vulnérables à la violence de leur partenaire intime.‫املتوسط‬ ‫لرشق‬ ‫الصحية‬ ‫املجلة‬ ‫عرش‬ ‫التاسع‬ ‫املجلد‬ ‫العارش‬ ‫العدد‬ 877

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confidence: 92%

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Experiences of intimate-partner violence and contraception use among ever-married women in Jordan

O'Hara

Lc²,

Carlson³

et al. 2013

East Mediterr Health J

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“…Unintended pregnancies were found to be associated with adverse outcomes for wo men and child health, especially in developing countries [18]. A case-control study found that women experiencing physical and emotional abuse were likely to report not using contraception in the past 12 months compared with non-abused women (OR = 1.9; 95% CI = 1.0 to 3.7) [19]. A study to investigate linkages between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy among Colo mb ian female aged 13-24 years report that 13.0 percent female who have been pregnant in the past five years had experienced sexual vio lence during their lifet imes, with 6.0 percent reporting sexual v iolence perpetrated by partner and 8.0 percent by someone else.…”

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confidence: 99%

Influence of Intimate Partners’ Violence on Unintended Pregnancy in Bangladesh

Raihana¹,

Shaheen²,

Rahman³

2012

IJPBS

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Violence and unintended pregnancy are increasingly becoming essential public health issue in Bangladesh. The study aimed to examine the influence of vio lence on unintended pregnancy taking selected covariate into consideration. This study used nationally representative sample of the Bangladesh Health and Demographic Survey 2007 where data were obtained from 10,996 ever married wo men aged 10-49 years. Of them 4,925 wo men having their last birth in the last five years were selected for this study to analyze the violence vict imization data. Ch i-square and logistic regression analysis was done at 95% confidence interval. The mean age of the wo men was 25.9 ± 6.3 years. About 29.6 percent of the ever married wo men had suffered either physical or sexual vio lence fro m their partner at least once. Unintended pregnancy was 31.6 percent among the respondent women. Women exposed to at least one form of violence at least once, had 34.5 percent higher odds (OR=1.35; CI=1.08 to 1.67) of having an unintended pregnancy. Intimate partner violence positively influenced unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancies due to intimate partner violence puts more burden on the existing population problem in Bangladesh. Hence, it is necessary to control intimate partner v iolence through favourable policy level decisions and strong social movements in order to address the problem.

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“…This supports previous studies linking domestic abuse with a higher risk for unintended pregnancies and a reduced likelihood of using a preferred method of birth control. Williams, Larsen andMcCloskey (2008 p.1382) concluded that "Women experiencing physical and emotional abuse were more likely to report not using their preferred method of contraception in the past 12 months compared with non-abused women." Many theories have been advanced for this including deliberate repeated impregnation by the man as a form of maintaining control over the woman.…”

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confidence: 99%

Twenty-one lessons: preventing domestic violence in the Caribbean

Jones¹,

Jemmott²,

Breo³

et al. 2017

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Appreciation is extended to Graham Gibbs for lending his expertise in the use of NVivo and to Sue Hanson for proof-reading and formatting this report. | P a g e ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe wish to thank the EU Delegation of the European Union to the Eastern Caribbean countries, OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM for funding the None in Three project and especially HE Ambassador Mikael Barfod for his vision and persistence in championing human rights and in particular, the rights of women and children. We are humbled by the courage of the women who spoke to us, often in fear that to do so might put them in danger and we thank the men and youth for sharing such unique and valuable insights. This was extremely difficult research to carry out and we could not have done so without the support of the agencies and professionals who helped us to reach out to research participants -thank you. We also wish to acknowledge the many national, regional and international organisations supporting the None in Three project:

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Intimate Partner Violence and Women's Contraceptive Use

Cited by 89 publications

References 33 publications

Experiences of intimate-partner violence and contraception use among ever-married women in Jordan

Experiences of intimate-partner violence and contraception use among ever-married women in Jordan

Influence of Intimate Partners’ Violence on Unintended Pregnancy in Bangladesh

Twenty-one lessons: preventing domestic violence in the Caribbean

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