@article{ref1,
title="Intimate partner violence among mothers of sick newborns in Ghana",
journal="Health care for women international",
year="2015",
author="Spangenberg, Kathryn and Wobil, Priscilla and Betts, Cassandra L. and Wiesner, Theodore F. and Gold, Katherine J.",
volume="37",
number="5",
pages="583-594",
abstract="Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a major public health problem estimated to affect 15-71% of women worldwide. We sought to elicit IPV risks among mothers of sick newborns in Ghana. As part of a broader study on postpartum depression, we conducted semi-structured surveys of 153 women in a mother-baby unit, assessing demographics, depression, social support, and IPV with the present partner. 46% of mothers reported some form of violence, mostly emotional (34%), followed by physical (17%) and sexual (15%). The study highlights the frequency of perinatal IPV and the associated risk factors of depression and poor social support.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0739-9332",
doi="10.1080/07399332.2015.1037444",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2015.1037444"
}