@article{ref1,
title="Association of domestic physical violence with feto-infant outcomes in Afghanistan",
journal="Asia-Pacific journal of public health",
year="2020",
author="Ibrahimi, Sahra and Alamdar Yazdi, Amirhossein and Yusuf, Korede K. and Salihu, Hamisu M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Our study aimed to investigate the association between domestic physical violence in pregnancy and feto-infant outcomes among Afghan women. Our study design was a cross-sectional study that utilized secondary data from the 2015 Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 33 provinces of Afghanistan (n = 19 676). We used multiple logistic regression models to evaluate the relationship between domestic violence and early-pregnancy loss, perinatal, and neonatal mortality, with adjustments for confounders. Our results indicate that approximately 16.66% (n = 3278) of Afghan women experienced domestic violence while pregnant. In the adjusted models, we found that domestic physical violence in pregnancy was significantly associated with early-pregnancy loss (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.32-1.88), but not with perinatal mortality (AOR = 1.12, 95% CI = 0.96-1.32) and neonatal mortality (AOR = 1.10, 95% CI = 0.95-1.28). The higher odds of adverse birth outcomes among victims of domestic violence underlines the necessity for interventions to address violence against women in Afghanistan.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1010-5395",
doi="10.1177/1010539520977333",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539520977333"
}