Citation

Ameh N, Shittu SO, Abdul MA. Niger. J. Clin. Pract. 2009; 12(2): 179-181.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. nkeiruameh@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19764670

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of domestic violence and its relationship to adverse obstetric outcomes amongst pregnant women who deliver at a tertiary level hospital in Zaria, Nigeria. METHOD: A cross-sectional study involving 310 women who delivered at the labour ward. Questionnaires were administered to parturient women. Details of their socio-demographic characteristics and obstetric outcome were compiled and the relationship to experiences of domestic violence studied. RESULTS: The prevalence of domestic violence was 28.4%. There was positive relationship between domestic violence during pregnancy, non-supervision of pregnancy and poor attendances to antenatal clinic (p<0.05). There was however, no statistically significant relationship between domestic violence, and complications of labour and neonatal outcome (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of domestic violence in pregnancy is high in this environment. Poor attendances to the antenatal clinic is a significant association.

Language: en