Women's attitude towards intimate partner violence and utilization of contraceptive methods and maternal health care services: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional surveys from four South Asian countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) adversely affects women's reproductive health outcomes but to what extent women's justification of IPV affects maternal health care service utilization is unexplored.

Methods

The secondary cross-sectional datasets from multiple indicator cluster surveys of Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan conducted between 2010 and 2015 were used. We used a generalized linear mixed model with random effects, at both cluster- and country-level, to determine the odds ratio of maternal health service utilization at the regional level and a multivariable logistic regression model adjusting for complex survey design at the country level. Interaction between women's justification of IPV and residential location, and linear trend in the utilization 

SUBMITTER: Shrestha SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178873 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature