Intimate partner violence and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) during pregnancy is a serious public health concern globally. Within Sub-Saharan Africa nearly 40% of women reported abuse by their intimate partners. In Ethiopia, study findings regarding prevalence and associated factors of IPV among pregnant women have been inconsistently reported and highly variable. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis estimates the pooled prevalence of IPV and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia.

Methods

International databases (i.e., PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and the Cochrane Library) were systematically searched during the period of January 1 to February 13, 2018. All identified observational studies reporting the prevalence of IPV and associated factor

SUBMITTER: Alebel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6278116 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature