@article{ref1, title="Correlates of In-Law Conflict and Intimate Partner Violence Against Chinese Pregnant Women in Hong Kong", journal="Journal of interpersonal violence", year="2009", author="Chan, Ko Ling and Tiwari, Agnes and Fong, Daniel Yee Tak and Leung, Wing-Cheong and Brownridge, Douglas A. and Chung Ho, P", volume="24", number="1", pages="97-110", abstract="This study examines correlates of in-law conflict with intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women in a cohort of Chinese pregnant women who visited antenatal clinics in Hong Kong. This was a territory-wide, cross-sectional study of 3,245 pregnant women recruited from seven hospitals in Hong Kong. Participants were invited to complete the Chinese Abuse Assessment Screen and a demographic questionnaire. About 9% of the pregnant women reported having been abused by their partners in the preceding year. In-law conflict was the characteristic most significantly associated with preceding-year abuse against pregnant women, after controlling for covariates. Findings underscore the need to obtain information on in-law conflict as a risk factor for IPV. In-law conflict should be included in the assessment of risk for IPV. For the prevention of IPV, family-based intervention is needed to work with victims as well as in-laws.

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", language="en", issn="0886-2605", doi="10.1177/0886260508315780", url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260508315780" }