@article{ref1,
title="Intimate partner violence among reproductive-age women with chronic mental illness attending a psychiatry outpatient department: cross-sectional facility-based study, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia",
journal="BMJ open",
year="2021",
author="Zerihun, Tigist and Tesfaye, Markos and Deyessa, Negussie and Bekele, Delayehu",
volume="11",
number="12",
pages="e045251-e045251",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV), and associated factors, in reproductive-aged women attending psychiatric outpatient departments. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross-sectional facility-based study. SETTING: Outpatient psychiatric clinics of public hospitals in Addis Ababa. PARTICIPANTS: Reproductive aged women with chronic mental illness (CMI) who attended follow-up in psychiatric outpatient clinics. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The data were collected using a multi-culturally validated instrument from randomly sampled women with CMI. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify factors independently associated with IPV. <br><br>RESULT: Four hundred and twenty-two women who were attending the psychiatric outpatient clinics took part in the study. The majority of participants 62.0% (95% CI 56.1 to 68.8) experienced IPV at least once in their lifetime. The most common form of IPV experienced by women was emotional violence (60%; 95% CI 55.0 to 64.7). One hundred and eighty-six (44.1%; (95% CI 39.3 to 48.8)) respondents experienced physical or sexual violence during the last year. A history of divorce (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR]=5.64; 95% CI 2.75 to 11.56) and having a mental illness for more than 5 years (AOR=2.23; 95% CI 1.26 to 3.93) were associated with any form of IPV. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of IPV among women attending psychiatric outpatient services highlights the need to routinely inquire about IPV and develop effective strategies to prevent it among this vulnerable group.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2044-6055",
doi="10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045251",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045251"
}