Experiences of being screened for intimate partner violence during pregnancy: a qualitative study of women in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner. IPV threatens women's health, and during pregnancy women are more vulnerable to violence. Therefore, IPV screening has been recommended during antenatal care; however, health care providers have expressed concern about the negative impact on women and therefore have been reluctant in conducting IPV screening. Consequently our objective was to investigate pregnant women's experiences of reading and completing an IPV screening questionnaire.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with postpartum women who had received IPV screening during pregnancy to investigate their experiences using the IVP Violence Against Women Screen (VAWS). Qualit

SUBMITTER: Kataoka Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5975515 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature