TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Signs and symptoms of intimate partner violence in women attending primary care in Europe, North America and Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
JO  - Family practice
A1  - Vicard-Olagne, Mathilde
A1  - Pereira, Bruno
A1  - Rougé, Laure
A1  - Cabaillot, Aurélie
A1  - Vorilhon, Philippe
A1  - Lazimi, Gilles
A1  - Laporte, Catherine
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent yet underdiagnosed health issue, and primary care practitioners are in a unique front-line position to provide care and counsel for the victims. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To identify the signs and symptoms of women exposed to IPV who attended primary care, regardless motive of consultation. <br><br>METHODS: Systematic review and meta-analysis on Cochrane, PubMed, Embase and CINAHL between 1946 and 2020. Eligible studies had to be original quantitative research, on women aged >15 years, attending primary care settings in Europe, North America and Australia and interviewed on their status as victims of IPV and on their signs and symptoms. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 1791 articles identified, 57 were selected. Associations were found between IPV and signs and symptoms of depression [19 studies: overall odds ratio (OR) = 3.59, 95% confidence interval (CI; 2.7-4.7, I2 = 94.6%)], anxiety [9 studies: overall OR = 2.19, 95% CI (1.75-2.73, I2 = 84%)], gynaecological and/or sexually transmitted infections [6 studies: overall OR = 2.82, 95% CI (2.1-3.8, I2 = 41%)] and combination of somatic symptoms [5 studies: standard mean deviation = 0.795, 95% CI (0.62-0.97, I2 = 0%)]. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Women exposed to IPV may present with clinical symptoms and signs other than bodily injury. Policy implications knowing these symptoms presented by women victims of IPV can help GPs identify and treat them. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42018089857.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0263-2136
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmab097
ID  - ref1
ER  -