TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Intimate partner violence and its association with pregnancy loss and pregnancy planning
JO  - Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
A1  - Stöckl, Doris
A1  - Friese, Klaus
A1  - Hasbargen, Uwe
A1  - Delius, Maria
A1  - Himsl, Isabelle
A1  - Hertlein, Linda
A1  - Stöckl, Heidi
SP  - 128
EP  - 133
VL  - 91
IS  - 1
N2  - Objective. To examine the effect of physical partner violence on pregnancy loss and unplanned pregnancy. Design. Cross-sectional, self-reported questionnaire survey. Setting. A maternity ward of a university hospital in Munich, Germany. Sample. Women who gave birth within the previous seven days. Methods. The effects of physical partner violence on pregnancy loss and unplanned pregnancy were estimated using descriptive statistics based on chi-squared tests, bivariate logistic regression and multivariate logistic regression. Main outcome measures. Physical partner violence was assessed using the Abuse Assessment Screen, information on pregnancy loss was derived from women's medical files and the assessment of pregnancy planning was based on women's self-reports. Results. The survey had a response rate of 73%; 29% of the women experienced pregnancy loss, 13% reported that their last pregnancy was unplanned and 4% revealed physical violence by a current or previous partner. Physical partner violence was significantly associated with pregnancy loss (OR: 8.33, CI95%: 2.01-34.59) and unplanned last pregnancy (OR: 5.03, CI95%:1.21-21.26), even after adjusting for other commonly known explanatory factors, such as number of children, women's age and women's and their partners education level and employment, marital status, financial situation and support during pregnancy. Conclusions. Physical partner violence is an important factor in understanding pregnancy loss and unplanned pregnancy. Inquiring about the existence of intimate partner violence among these women might help to identify women in need of domestic violence services.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-6349
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01264.x
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