@article{ref1,
title="The impact of preventive interventions on intimate partner violence among pregnant women resident in Hamadan City slum areas using the PEN-3 model: control randomized trial study",
journal="Korean journal of family medicine",
year="2021",
author="Rastegar, Khadije Ezzati and Moeini, Babak and Rezapur-Shahkolai, Forouzan and Naghdi, Asadollah and Karami, Manoochehr and Jahanfar, Shayesteh",
volume="42",
number="6",
pages="438-444",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence is a severe life-threatening criminal and public health problem affecting the well-being of individuals, families, and society. Planning interventions to reduce the burden of this persistent and criminal violence should be relevant culturally and socially. <br><br>METHODS: In this randomized control trial, 150 pregnant women residing in slum areas of Hamadan were randomly assigned to two groups (intervention group: n=50 and control group: n=100). Interventional strategies included educating the victims based on local cultural norms, culturally sensitive individual and group counseling, and educating health care providers. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews at baseline and again at 3 months after the intervention. We used a paired t-test to evaluate the effect of the intervention by comparing changes in the outcomes measured. <br><br>RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups at baseline in terms of sociodemographic characteristics. Post-test scores of knowledge (7.50±2.65 vs. 5.14±3.51, P=0.001), communication skills (18.38±4.25 vs. 16.2±3.83, P=0.04), and family support and social expectation of obedience (15.79±4.45 vs. 13.40±4.57, P=0.005) of the victims were statistically significantly higher in the experimental group compared to the control group. Moreover, physical (0.74±2.28 vs. 1.20±2.60, P=0.06), psychological (2.80±4.10 vs. 4.52±5.43, P=0.06), and sexual (0.11±0.58 vs. 0.61±1.22, P=0.04) violence reduced in the experimental group compared to the control group. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Culturally relevant interventions can reduce intimate partner violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2005-6443",
doi="10.4082/kjfm.20.0118",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.20.0118"
}