@article{ref1,
title="Past intimate partner violence (IPV) predicts incident IPV during pregnancy and post-partum in pregnant women in Kisumu, Kenya",
journal="International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics",
year="2022",
author="Oseso, Linda and Krakowiak, Daisy and Nduati, Ruth and Farquhar, Carey and Kinuthia, John and Osoti, Alfred O. and Guthrie, Brandon",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Identifying factors associated with peri and post-partum intimate partner violence (IPV) may facilitate prioritizing women for psychosocial support. <br><br>METHODS: Pregnant women in Kenya were asked about IPV by their current partner at baseline (screening), during pregnancy and at 6 weeks and 6 months post-partum. IPV was defined as being physically hurt or forced to participate in sexual activities or being threatened or frightened by a partner. <br><br>RESULTS: Among 502 women (11.8% HIV-positive) enrolled during pregnancy and successfully followed for 6 months post-partum, 430 (85.7%) reported never experiencing IPV, 32 (6.4%) reported IPV at least once in their lifetime but not in the past 6 months, and 31 (6.2%) reported IPV in the past 6 months but not in the past month. During pregnancy and post-partum, 61 (12.2%) reported incident IPV. Women who at baseline reported IPV in the past 6 months were at 2.7-fold higher odds of experiencing IPV peri- and post-partum (OR=2.77; 95%CI: 1.17, 6.53; p=0.020) compared to women who had never experienced IPV. This association remained significant in multivariable analysis. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Screening for recent IPV during antenatal care visits may be an effective means to identify women at highest risk of IPV and offer targeted prevention interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7292",
doi="10.1002/ijgo.14107",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14107"
}