TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Physical and sexual abuse of women before, during, and after pregnancy
JO  - International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics
A1  - Guo, S. F.
A1  - Wu, J. L.
A1  - Qu, C. Y.
A1  - Yan, R. Y.
SP  - 281
EP  - 286
VL  - 84
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To examine patterns of physical and sexual abuse before, during, and after pregnancy. METHODS: A community-based interview survey of a representative group of women with children aged 6-18 months was carried out between November 1, 2001, and February 28, 2002, in 32 communities of the Tianjing, Liaoning, Henan, and Shannxi provinces. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of physical and sexual abuse (occurring before, during, and after pregnancy) was 11.7%. The prevalence of physical and sexual abuse before pregnancy was 8.5%, compared with 3.6% during pregnancy and 7.4% during an average postpartum period of 11 months. Abuse before pregnancy was a strong indicator of abuse during pregnancy and after delivery, and abuse during a previous period was a strong indicator of subsequent abuse. Most abuse was recurrent and not severe. CONCLUSIONS: Routine screening for abuse in the maternity services setting is advocated to decrease the effect of abuse on women and their children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7292
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2003.08.019
ID  - ref1
ER  -