Pregnant women and health workers' perspectives on perinatal mental health and intimate partner violence in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health conditions are common during the perinatal period and associated with maternal, foetal, and neonatal morbidity and mortality. There is an established bidirectional relationship between mental health conditions and intimate partner violence (IPV), including during and after pregnancy. Mean lifetime prevalence of physical, sexual or emotional IPV exposure among women in rural Ethiopia is estimated to be 61% and may be even higher during the perinatal period. We aimed to explore the perspectives of women and antenatal care (ANC) health workers on the relationship between all types of IPV and perinatal mental health, to inform the adaptation of a psychological intervention for pregnant women experiencing IPV in rural Ethiopia.

Methods

We conducted in-dep

SUBMITTER: Keynejad RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883891 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature