@article{ref1,
title="Domestic violence during pregnancy and women's health-related quality of life",
journal="Global journal of health science",
year="2016",
author="Gharacheh, Maryam and Azadi, Shahdokht and Mohammadi, Nooredin and Montazeri, Simin and Khalajinia, Zohre",
volume="8",
number="2",
pages="46251-46251",
abstract="Domestic violence during pregnancy is a major health problem with significant psychological and physical impairments for pregnant women. To assess the relationship between domestic violence during pregnancy and women's health-related quality of life (HRQoL), a cross-sectional study was conducted on 341 postnatal women who referred to urban health care centers in Gachsaran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Domestic violence was assessed using a questionnaire modified from the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS), and Iranian version of Short Form-36 questionnaire was used to assess women's HRQoL. The findings of the study showed 44.5% of women reported experiencing domestic violence during pregnancy. All the SF-36 subscales including both physical and mental health dimen-sions scored lower in the abused women compared to the non-abused women, and differences between the groups in the six subscales of SF-36 except 'physical functioning' and 'bodily pain' were statistically significant (P<.05). These results suggest that domestic violence during pregnancy is associated with poor HRQoL in abused women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1916-9736",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}