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Citation

Rao N, Turner A, Harrington B, Nampandeni P, Banda V, Norris A. Int. J. Gynaecol. Obstet. 2017; 138(1): 74-78.

Affiliation

The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1002/ijgo.12173

PMID

28387948

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To characterize associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) and adverse delivery outcomes among married Malawian women.

METHODS: In the present secondary analysis of an ongoing project investigating sexual and reproductive health decision making in rural, Lilongwe District, Malawi, married women who had experienced at least one pregnancy were interviewed between July 15, 2014, and February 25, 2015. Associations between physical IPV experienced with participants' current partners and history of adverse delivery outcomes (spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, and neonatal deaths) were examined using log-binomial regression.

RESULTS: The analyses included 792 women. The 166 (21.0%) participants who reported having experienced physical IPV with their current partner were significantly more likely to have a history of adverse delivery outcomes in the unadjusted (prevalence ratio 1.23; 95% confidence interval 1.08-1.41) and adjusted (adjusted prevalence ration 1.19; 95% CI 1.01-1.40) analyses.

CONCLUSION: Physical IPV was reported by a large proportion of participants in the present study and was significantly associated with adverse delivery outcomes. Public health interventions providing physical IPV screening and referral to support services could help improve maternal and child health in Malawi. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Language: en

Keywords

Intimate partner violence; Malawi; Neonatal death; Spontaneous abortion; Stillbirth

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