Citation

Ragetlie R, Sano Y, Antabe R, Luginaah I. Sex Reprod. Healthc. 2019; 23: e100482.

Affiliation

Department of Geography, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, Social Science Building, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada. Electronic address: iluginaa@uwo.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.srhc.2019.100482

PMID

31812073

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and antenatal care use (ANC) in the Togolese context. We explore the associations between three indicators of ANC utilization (i.e., timing and number of ANC visits, and place of delivery) and three types of IPV (i.e., physical, emotional, and sexual violence) among married women.

METHODS: Drawing data from the 2013-14 Togo Demographic and Health Survey, we employ a series of logistic regression analyses to explore the association between women's ANC use and experience of IPV.

RESULTS: At the bivariate level, women who have experienced any form of IPV were less likely to meet the requirement for all the indicators of ANC utilization, except that the relationship between the timing of the first ANC visit and sexual violence was not statistically significant. Some of these associations were attenuated when we controlled for socioeconomic variables such as education and household wealth.

CONCLUSION: Based on these findings, we have several policy recommendations. For example, there is a need for interventions targeted towards poorer and less educated women. There is also a need to address patriarchal gender norms with community-level education that targets both wives and husbands.

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Language: en

Keywords

Antenatal care; Demographic and Health Survey; Healthcare utilization; Intimate partner violence; Maternal health; Togo