Intimate partner violence and maternal depression during pregnancy: A community-based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is regarded an important public health and human rights issue, characterized by physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Globally more than one in three women report physical or sexual violence by their intimate partners. Though the association between IPV and depression is known, we found no study investigating depression as a risk factor for IPV and very few studies using standard tools in assessing both IPV and depression among pregnant women.

Aim

To measure the prevalence of IPV and depression during pregnancy and assess the association between IPV and depression and other determinants.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 589 pregnant women living in Wondo-Genet district, southern Ethiopia. I

SUBMITTER: Belay S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6668805 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature