TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Domestic violence against Iranian pregnant adolescents: protective and risk factors
JO  - African health sciences
A1  - Hazrati, Zahra
A1  - Khalesi, Zahra Bostani
A1  - Rahnavardi, Mona
SP  - 399
EP  - 405
VL  - 23
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: Domestic violence is an important health, which has serious impacts on women's health. The study aimed to discover the protective and risk factors of domestic violence among pregnant adolescents. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the analytical cross-sectional study, 255 eligible pregnant women aged 14-20 years who have been referred to Al-Zahra Hospital, in northern Iran between September 2020 and March 2022 participated. Demographical characteristics were recorded by a questionnaire. Domestic violence was assessed using the instrument of violence against women. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the basic features of the data. <br><br>RESULTS: The frequency of physical, emotional, and sexual violence was respectively 13.33%, 23.52%, and 9.01%. The risk factors included the spouse's substance use (OR 2.41, 95% CI 1.25-4.62), spouse's low education (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.12-3.52), spouse's unemployment (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.03-1.57) and domestic violence exposure in childhood (OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.46-2.51). Higher education for women was a protective factor for domestic violence (OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.45-0.83). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The education level is a protective factor against domestic violence among pregnant adolescents. These results can help to design the most appropriate prevention programs to reduce the risk factors for violence among pregnant adolescents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1680-6905
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v23i4.43
ID  - ref1
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