Maternal Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Child Immunisation: Insights from a Population-based Study in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 097206342110524
Author(s):  
Pintu Paul ◽  
Dinabandhu Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Maternal Exposure ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Childhood Immunisation ◽  
Poor Child ◽  
Child Healthcare

Child immunisation is regarded as one of the most essential public health interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality among children. Despite several public healthcare initiatives, a considerable proportion of children are yet to be covered under vaccination service in India. This study attempts to examine the association between maternal exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and childhood immunisation in India. Data were drawn from the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), conducted in 2015–16. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were employed to assess the associations. About 65% of sample children aged 11–23 months were fully vaccinated. After adjusting for socio-demographic factors, women’s exposure to emotional IPV was significantly associated with a lower likelihood of full immunisation (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 0.74, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.61–0.90) among children. However, physical and sexual IPV had no significant association with childhood immunisation status in the adjusted analysis. The findings suggest preventive measures against domestic violence to reduce the risk of poor child healthcare services. Furthermore, efforts should be taken for effective reproductive and child healthcare programmes, especially among socio-economically vulnerable women and children, to improve child vaccination coverage.

scholarly journals Preventing violence by intimate partners in adolescence: an integrative review

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebeca Nunes Guedes De Oliveira ◽  
Rafaela Gessner ◽  
Bianca de Cássia Alvarez Brancaglioni ◽  
Rosa Maria Godoy Serpa da Fonseca ◽  
Emiko Yoshikawa Egry
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Model ◽  
Psychology And Medicine

Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze the scientific literature on preventing intimate partner violence among adolescents in the field of health based on gender and generational categories. METHOD This was an integrative review. We searched for articles using LILACS, PubMed/MEDLINE, and SciELO databases. RESULTS Thirty articles were selected. The results indicate that most studies assessed interventions conducted by programs for intimate partner violence prevention. These studies adopted quantitative methods, and most were in the area of nursing, psychology, and medicine. Furthermore, most research contexts involved schools, followed by households, a hospital, a health center, and an indigenous tribe. CONCLUSION The analyses were not conducted from a gender- and generation-based perspective. Instead, the scientific literature was based on positivist research models, intimately connected to the classic public healthcare model and centered on a singular dimension.

scholarly journals Association between intimate partner violence and poor child growth: results from 42 demographic and health surveys

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 331-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne Chai ◽  
Günther Fink ◽  
Sylvia Kaaya ◽  
Goodarz Danaei ◽  
Wafaie Fawzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Poor Child

Child healthcare nurses’ experiences of asking new mothers about intimate partner violence

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 2752-2762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agneta Anderzen‐Carlsson ◽  
Cristina Gillå ◽  
Maria Lind ◽  
Kjerstin Almqvist ◽  
Anna Lindgren Fändriks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
New Mothers ◽  
Child Healthcare

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitudes of antenatal towards intimate partner violence in The Gambia: a cross-sectional study in rural health facilities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Jatta ◽  
Jean Claude R. P. Ouedraogo
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Violent Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
River Region

Abstract BackgroundIntimate partner violence is a severe public health and human right issue that 1 in 3 women experience in their lifetime. Women's knowledge and attitudes towards intimate partner violence might importantly determine who experiences violence from an intimate partner. This study aimed at analysing the knowledge and attitudes of antenatal towards intimate partner violence.MethodsThis study employed a descriptive cross-sectional technique to meet its objectives. Pregnant women seeking antenatal care were selected from 6 public healthcare facilities in the Gambia's upper river region (URR). We used the single proportion formula to calculate the sample size, which was 373 women. Data were entered, cleaned and analysed using SPSS version 21.ResultsA good majority of the participants had an overall good knowledge about IPV (77%). The most common behaviours of intimate partner violence known to the women were denial of money to hurt her (80.2%). Only 58% of the women knew that partners insisting on knowing where his wife is always and expecting the wife to ask for permission before seeking healthcare for herself was a form of violence against them.Eighty-seven per cent (87%) of the participants had a negative attitude towards IPV (i.e., they were not precisely against the stated forms of violence perpetrated by their partners). When asked about what would warrant them to leave their partners, 67% acclaimed they would never leave their partners despite facing violence from them. According to 36% of the respondents, women stay in abusive marriages because of their children.ConclusionDespite the relatively high knowledge of intimate partner violence among pregnant women, their attitudes tell a different story, which is acceptance of violent behaviour from their partners. More work needs to be done to sensitise women on their rights to prevent intimate partner violence.

Mothers’ opinions on being asked about exposure to intimate partner violence in child healthcare centres in Sweden

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjerstin Almqvist ◽  
Åsa Källström ◽  
Petra Appell ◽  
Agneta Anderzen-Carlsson
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Telephone Interview ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Abused Women ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Mothers And Children ◽  
Child Healthcare

Intimate partner violence (IPV) constitutes a hidden health risk for exposed mothers and children. In Sweden, screening for IPV in healthcare has only been routine during pregnancy, despite an increase in IPV following childbirth. The arguments against routine questions postpartum have concerned a lack of evidence of beneficial effects as well as fear of stigmatizing women or placing abused women at further risk. Increased understanding of women’s attitudes to routine questions may allay these fears. In this study, 198 mothers in 12 child healthcare centres (CHCs) filled in a short questionnaire about their exposure and received information on IPV at a regular baby check-up visit. The mothers’ lifetime prevalence of exposure to IPV was 16%. One hundred and twenty-eight mothers participated in a telephone interview, giving their opinion on the screening experience. The intervention was well-received by most of the mothers who reported that questions and information on IPV are essential for parents, considering the health risks for children, and that the CHC is a natural arena for this. Necessary prerequisites were that questioning be routine to avoid stigmatizing and be offered in privacy without the partner being present.

Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men’s Attitudes and Understandings of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626051989843
Author(s):  
Michael Salter ◽  
Kerry Robinson ◽  
Jacqueline Ullman ◽  
Nida Denson ◽  
Georgia Ovenden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
The Past ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
History Of ◽  
Minimal Disclosure

Gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) men experience significant rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual assault (SA); however, there is limited research into their attitudes and understandings of IPV and SA. This article presents the findings of a 2018 survey of 895 GBQ men currently residing in Australia, focused on their views and experiences of healthy and unhealthy relationships. The survey included quantitative and open-ended qualitative questions. The findings presented in this article are primarily descriptive, with cross-tabulations and t tests to demonstrate significant differences between groups and correlational statistics to outline associations between variables. Qualitative data were coded under broad themes. The study found a considerable proportion of men (three in five) identified that they had experienced an unhealthy or abusive relationship in the past, with minimal disclosure to police or health services. Men with a history of partner abuse or violence were more likely to report binge drinking or drug use and more likely to know a friend who had abused his partner. 40% of the sample had witnessed an incident of relationship violence between GBQ men, and two-thirds intervened in the violence in some way. The findings of this study underscore the need to engage GBQ men in discussions about respectful relationships, address the role of alcohol and drugs in GBQ socialization and relationships, and provide bystander skills for men to intervene in situations of aggression or violence between men in relationships.

scholarly journals Maternal Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and the Risk of Undernutrition Among Children Younger Than 5 Years in Bangladesh

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (7) ◽  
pp. 1336-1345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mosiur Rahman ◽  
Krishna C. Poudel ◽  
Junko Yasuoka ◽  
Keiko Otsuka ◽  
Kayoko Yoshikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Maternal Exposure
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