Maltreatment in childhood and intimate partner violence: A latent class growth analysis in a South African pregnancy cohort.

ABSTRACT: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant global problem, prevalent in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). IPV is particularly problematic during the perinatal and early postnatal period, where it is linked with negative maternal and child health outcomes. There has been little examination of profiles of IPV and early life adversity in LMIC contexts. We aimed to characterize longitudinal IPV and to investigate maternal maltreatment in childhood as a predictor of IPV exposure during pregnancy and postnatally in a low resource setting. This study was nested in the Drakenstein Child Health Study, a longitudinal birth cohort. Maternal IPV (emotional, physical and sexual) was measured at six timepoints from pregnancy to two years postpartum (n = 832); sociodemographic variables and

SUBMITTER: Barnett W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6297167 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature