@article{ref1,
title="Abuse from in-laws and associations with attempts to control reproductive decisions among rural women in Côte d'Ivoire: a cross-sectional study",
journal="British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology: BJOG",
year="2012",
author="Gupta, J. and Falb, K. and Kpebo, D. and Annan, J.",
volume="119",
number="9",
pages="1058-1066",
abstract="Objective  To document the lifetime prevalence of abuse from in-laws (both nonphysical maltreatment and physical violence), the forms of in-law abuse and reproductive control, and the relationship between experiences of in-law abuse and reproductive control among partnered women in rural Côte d'Ivoire. Design  Cross-sectional study using baseline data (October 2010) from a randomised controlled trial examining socio-economic interventions on reduction of violence against Ivorian women. Setting  Rural Côte d'Ivoire. Population  A total of 981 Ivorian women aged 18 years and older who reported having a male partner and a current source of stable income. Methods  Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression. Main outcome measures  Lifetime, in-law-perpetrated reproductive control. Results  More than one in four (27.0%) women reported experiencing lifetime in-law abuse. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, in-law abuse was significantly associated with in-law-perpetrated reproductive control (adjusted odds ratio 6.9; 95% confidence interval 3.9-12.2; P < 0.0001). Religion and having fewer pregnancies were also associated with reporting in-law-perpetrated reproductive control. Conclusions  Increased efforts are needed to involve in-laws in programmes that seek to reduce gender-based violence against women and improve women's reproductive health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1470-0328",
doi="10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03401.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03401.x"
}