Impact of Intimate Partner violence on ever married women and utilization of antenatal care services in Tanzania
| Autor: | Dionéia Motta Monte-Serrat, SM Moslehuddin Ahmed, Shireen Sultana, Rocky Khan Chodwhury, Russell Kabir, Esmot Zarin Chowdhury, S.M. Yasir Arafat, Anwarul Azim Majumder |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pregnancy
lcsh:R5-920 Secondary education biology business.industry Ever Married Odds ratio 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Logistic regression Odds Intimate partner violence 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Tanzania Antenatal Care Domestic violence Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business lcsh:Medicine (General) pregnant women Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 7-13 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2091-0657 |
| Popis: | Background and Objectives:Sub Saharan Africa region is considered as one of the deprived regions of this world and women from this part of the world are suffering from intimate partner violence. This study was undertaken to assess the impact of intimate partner violence on utilization of antenatal care services among the ever married women.Materials and Methods:This is a descriptive cross-sectional study design. The data used in this research was extracted from the Tanzania Demographic Health Survey 2015-16. A total of 13, 266 women were interviewed.Results:The mean age of the respondents is 28.69 years. About 74% women visited antenatal care services more than 4 times. Logistic regression results indicate that the middle-aged adult women (35-49 years age group) were identified having lower odds (Odds ratio: 0.807, 95% CI: 0.693-0.940, PConclusion:Intimate partner violence is one main challenge to women’s health and wellbeing during pregnancy period. Proper implementation and community based interventions to support pregnant women to seek antenatal care services and to raise awareness regarding intimate partner violence are advocated. |
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