The associations between intimate partner violence and maternal health care service utilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence exposes women to a wide range of health problems that can either directly or indirectly lead to maternal death. Although in a number of studies intimate partner violence has been associated with inadequate utilization of antenatal care and skilled delivery care, in other studies no association has been found. Therefore, we aimed to comprehensively review the evidence, and quantify the strength and direction of the association between intimate partner violence and utilizing adequate antenatal and skilled delivery care services.

Method

We systematically searched studies from MEDLINE, Embase, Psych INFO, CINAHL, and Maternity and Infant Care. Two independent reviewers screened the articles for eligibility. Quality and risk of bias in the art

SUBMITTER: Musa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390526 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature