Intimate partner violence against women during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol for producing global and regional estimates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence is a devastating human rights violation and public health problem with high prevalence rates globally. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is associated with devastating maternal, perinatal, and neonatal health effects. We present the protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the global lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence during pregnancy.

Methods

This review aims to systematically synthesize the evidence on the global prevalence of violence against women by intimate partners during pregnancy using available population-based data. A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, PsychInfo, and Web of Science databases will be conducted to identify all relevant articles. Manual searches wil

SUBMITTER: Schrubbe L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311898 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature