@article{ref1,
title="Intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy: experiences of postpartum women in Karachi, Pakistan",
journal="JPMA: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association",
year="2006",
author="Fikree, Fariyal F. and Jafarey, Sadiqua N. and Korejo, Razia and Afshan, Anjum and Durocher, Jill M.",
volume="56",
number="6",
pages="252-257",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To assess the magnitude and determinants of intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy and attitude regarding domestic violence among a cohort of recently delivered women in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS: A total of 300 women occupying every alternate bed in the postnatal wards of a public tertiary hospital were administered a structured questionnaire. RESULTS: Forty four percent (44%) of women reported lifetime marital physical abuse, 23% during the index pregnancy. Among the 132 women who were ever physically abused, all reported verbal abuse and 36% sexual coercion. The statistically significant risk factors, wife's education, consanguinity, and duration of marriage, were similar for lifetime marital abuse and during pregnancy. Over half (55%) of the women believed that antenatal care clinics were a good time to enquire about domestic violence. CONCLUSION: Annually an estimated one million pregnant Pakistani women are physically abused at least once during pregnancy. Reproductive health stakeholders should be encouraged to advocate for domestic violence screening.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0030-9982",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}