Intimate partner violence among pregnant women reporting to the emergency department: findings from a nationwide sample
| Autor: | Michael G. Vaughn, Katherine J. Holzer, Mirvat Termos, Vithya Murugan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Intimate Partner Violence 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Stalking 0505 law Reproductive health Sexual violence business.industry 05 social sciences Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency department medicine.disease Mental health Substance abuse Cross-Sectional Studies Reproductive Medicine Physical Abuse Spouse Family medicine 050501 criminology Domestic violence Female Pregnant Women business Emergency Service Hospital |
| Zdroj: | BMJ sexualreproductive health. 47(3) |
| ISSN: | 2515-2009 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveIntimate partner violence (IPV) describes physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse. During pregnancy, IPV has substantial negative implications for maternal and child health. The aim of the present study was to better understand the prevalence and sociodemographic and psychiatric correlates of IPV among pregnant females in the emergency department (ED).MethodsUsing the 2016 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), logistic regression was employed to examine the relationship between IPV during pregnancy, sociodemographic factors, substance abuse and mental health disorders.ResultsBivariate analyses indicated that approximately 0.06% of pregnant women who visited EDs in 2016 were coded as experiencing abuse by a spouse or partner. Pregnant women abused by a spouse or partner were more likely to have a diagnosis of each of the disorders coded as complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium examined in this study, including alcohol use (0.77%, aOR 8.38, 95% CI 2.80 to 29.50), drug use (2.26%, aOR 3.49, 95% CI 1.60 to 6.15), tobacco use (11.05%, aOR 1.90, 95% CI 1.34 to 2.54) and general mental disorders (4.13%, aOR 2.64, 95% CI 1.60 to 4.79).ConclusionScreening for IPV in EDs, especially among at-risk women identified in this study, may lead to referrals and coordination of care that could reduce the violence and improve maternal and child health outcomes. |
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