TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - Demographic risk factors in domestic violence among pregnant women in Uyo, a community in the Niger delta region, Nigeria JO - Health care for women international A1 - Abasiubong, Festus A1 - Abasiattai, Aniekan M. A1 - Bassey, Emem A. A1 - Ogunsemi, Olawale O. SP - 891 EP - 901 VL - 31 IS - 10 N2 - There has been increasing global concern about the level of violence against pregnant women. Anecdotal evidence from general observations shows that there may be higher prevalence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Unfortunately, in spite of the emerging and alarming social indicators for violence against women in the area, little effort has been made to address this dangerous trend. One major concern has been the effects of violence on pregnancy and the difficulty in protecting the pregnant women, since managing violence is often unsuccessful. There is therefore the need to evaluate the magnitude, as well as the risk factors for violence and the sociodemographic characteristics of the women, for purposes of prevention.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0739-9332 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2010.486882 ID - ref1 ER -