Impact of domestic violence against pregnant women in Minia governorate, Egypt: a cross sectional study.
Domestic violence
Pregnancy outcome
Pregnant women
Journal
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
ISSN: 1471-2393
Titre abrégé: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967799
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Jul 2021
29 Jul 2021
Historique:
received:
31
01
2021
accepted:
10
06
2021
entrez:
30
7
2021
pubmed:
31
7
2021
medline:
18
11
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Domestic violence is a common problem that is related to many serious short-term and long-term health hazards around the world. During obtaining the medical history from the participants, the questions used to assess the abuse were derived from the widely used Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS). Potential risk factors including a variety of socio-demographic and reproductive health-relation indicators were assessed. The influence of violence on the pregnancy outcome was determined by the continuous follow-up till giving birth. 513 pregnant women were included. The prevalence of violence among them was 50.8%. The prevalence of physical, sexual, verbal, and emotional abuse was 30.2, 20, 41.7, and 45.4% respectively. Exposure to violence during pregnancy had significant effects on the women and their pregnancy outcome in the form of development of vaginal infection (P-value =0.036), vaginal bleeding (P-value = 0.008), preterm labour (P-value = 0.003), premature rupture of membrane (P-value = 0.001). Violence against pregnant women in Minia Governorate, Egypt is common especially emotional violence and it has many adverse effects on the women and their pregnancy outcome. One of the most important risk factors is the fear of the husband which makes violence a continuous vicious circle.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Domestic violence is a common problem that is related to many serious short-term and long-term health hazards around the world.
METHODS
METHODS
During obtaining the medical history from the participants, the questions used to assess the abuse were derived from the widely used Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS). Potential risk factors including a variety of socio-demographic and reproductive health-relation indicators were assessed. The influence of violence on the pregnancy outcome was determined by the continuous follow-up till giving birth.
RESULTS
RESULTS
513 pregnant women were included. The prevalence of violence among them was 50.8%. The prevalence of physical, sexual, verbal, and emotional abuse was 30.2, 20, 41.7, and 45.4% respectively. Exposure to violence during pregnancy had significant effects on the women and their pregnancy outcome in the form of development of vaginal infection (P-value =0.036), vaginal bleeding (P-value = 0.008), preterm labour (P-value = 0.003), premature rupture of membrane (P-value = 0.001).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Violence against pregnant women in Minia Governorate, Egypt is common especially emotional violence and it has many adverse effects on the women and their pregnancy outcome. One of the most important risk factors is the fear of the husband which makes violence a continuous vicious circle.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34325652
doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03953-9
pii: 10.1186/s12884-021-03953-9
pmc: PMC8320227
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
535Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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