Prevalence and Screening of Intimate Partner Violence and Association with Neonatal Low Birth Weight

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the association between physical intimate partner violence and low birth weight. Methods This cross-sectional study included 604 children with approximately 30 days of age who visited four primary health care units in the city of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, for the second dose of hepatitis B vaccine. Children with a birth weight below 2.500 g were considered underweight. Information regarding physical intimate partner violence was obtained by the Portuguese version of the Conflict Tactics Scale. The study investigated the 12 months prior to interview. Physical intimate partner violence was analyzed as a dichotomous variable and cumulatively. Associations between physical intimate partner violence and low birth weight were verified by logistic regression models based on crude and adjusted odds ratios and their respective 95% confidence intervals. Results Some (7.1%) babies were born underweight, and 33.6% of the mothers had been exposed to physical intimate partner violence. Physical intimate partner violence was significantly associated with low birth weight (OR=3.69; 95%CI=1.57-8.66). Notably, the odds of low birth weight increase with the severity of violence. Conclusion These findings draw attention to the consequences of physical intimate partner violence on the nutritional status of newborns and emphasize the need of greater attention during prenatal care to improve women's quality of life and to reduce the rate of low birth weight.

Download Full-text

Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy And Risk Of Still Birth In Hospitals Of Tigray Region Ethiopia

10.21203/rs.2.14934/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

kahsay zenebe gebreslasie ◽

Solomon Weldemariam ◽

Mihret ab mehari

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Still Birth ◽

Tigray Region ◽

Violence During Pregnancy ◽

Postpartum Mothers

Abstract Objective: The objective of this study is to assess intimate partner violence during pregnancy and its associated with still birth among postpartum mothers in Tigray region hospital. Results: The prevalence of still birth was 3.6 %. There was a statistically significant association between exposure to intimate partner violence during pregnancy and still birth. Pregnant women who were exposed to intimate partner violence during pregnancy were three times more likely to have still birth 3.3(95%CI: 1.1-9.7)) as compared to those who were not exposed. Other factor associated with still birth was low birth weight 16.7(95%CI:6-46).

Download Full-text

Maternal experience of intimate partner violence and low birth weight of children: A hospital-based study in Bangladesh

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0187138 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. e0187138 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jannatul Ferdos ◽

Md. Mosfequr Rahman

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Maternal Experience

Download Full-text

A Case-Control Study on Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy and Low Birth Weight, Southeast Ethiopia

Obstetrics and Gynecology International ◽

10.1155/2015/394875 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Habtamu Demelash ◽

Dabere Nigatu ◽

Ketema Gashaw

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Case Control ◽

Violence During Pregnancy ◽

Control Study

Introduction. Violence against women has serious consequences for their reproductive and sexual health including birth outcomes. In Ethiopia, though the average parity of pregnant women is much higher than in other African countries, the link between intimate partner violence with low birth weight is unknown.Objective. The aim of this study was to examine the association between intimate partner violence and low birth weight among pregnant women.Method. Hospital based case-control study was conducted among 387 mothers (129 cases and 258 controls). Anthropometric measurements were taken both from mothers and their live births. The association between intimate partner violence and birth weight was computed through bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses and statistical significance was declared atP<0.05.Result. Out of 387 interviewed mothers, 100 (25.8%) had experienced intimate partner violence during their index pregnancy period. Relatively more mothers of low birth weight infants were abused (48%) compared with controls (16.4%). Those mothers who suffered acts of any type of intimate partner violence during pregnancy were three times more likely to have a newborn with low birth weight (95% CI; (1.57 to 7.18)). The association between overall intimate partner violence and LBW was adjusted for potential confounder variables.Conclusion. This research result gives insight for health professional about the importance of screening for intimate partner violence during pregnancy. Health care providers should consider violence in their practice and try to identify women at risk.

Download Full-text

The association between intimate partner violence and low birth weight and preterm delivery in eastern Ethiopia: Findings from a facility-based study

Midwifery ◽

10.1016/j.midw.2020.102869 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 92 ◽

pp. 102869

Author(s):

Abdulbasit Musa ◽

Catherine Chojenta ◽

Deborah Loxton

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Preterm Delivery ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Eastern Ethiopia

Download Full-text

Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and its association with preterm birth and low birth weight in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0172540 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. e0172540 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Geofrey Nimrod Sigalla ◽

Declare Mushi ◽

Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch ◽

Rachel Manongi ◽

Jane Januarius Rogathi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Preterm Birth ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Prospective Cohort Study ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Prospective Cohort ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Violence During Pregnancy

Download Full-text

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Against Pregnant Women And Unfavourable Birth Upshot in Ekiti State, Nigeria

10.21203/rs.3.rs-847292/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Richard Dele AGBANA ◽

Joseph Sina Owoseni ◽

Johnson O Akintimoye

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Preterm Birth ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Healthcare Needs

Abstract Background Intimate partner violence is a typical phenomenon in Nigerian families. About 86% of women accepted that a man is legitimized in beating or being violent again his wife. Around 35–65% of families were affected by their intimates. Women always suffer sexual, physical, economic and emotional, social violence from their intimate partners. It always remains either for family secrecy, cultural norms, or, because of dread, stigma and the community's hesitance on the domestic affair and social shame. The objective of this research is to examine the relationship and association between intimate partner violence against pregnant women and unfavourable birth results. Methods A clinical-based and unparalleled case-control study was conducted in four government hospitals in Ekiti State, Nigeria. An aggregate of 644 (284 cases and 360 controls) research participants were taken. In the main, systematic sampling was utilized to choose the cases and controls. Ethical clearance was acquired all through the research period. Results Consequently, out of the total 644 mothers interviewed women, 429 (66.6%) had encountered intimate partner violence during the pregnancy period. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that pregnant women exposed to intimate partner violence were multiple times bound to encounter low birth weight (AOR = 2.9; CI 95% (1.398, 6.587)) and preterm birth (AOR = 2.7; CI 95% (3.198–4.017)). It was discovered that women, who were exposed to physical violence during pregnancy were multiple times bound to experience low birth weight (AOR = 4.563; CI 95% (2.685, 8.684)) and preterm birth (AOR = 6.1; CI 95%: (4.01, 7.154)). (AOR = 4.563; 95% CI (2.685, 8.684 Conclusion It was discovered that the danger of low birth weight and preterm birth would be on the increase when there is an exposure of pregnant women to various forms of intimate partner violence and certain physical violence in pregnancy. Subsequently, various efforts must be put in place in addressing maternal and infant healthcare needs to incorporate issues of violence against pregnant women in Ekiti State and Nigeria at large.

Download Full-text