TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - A Cross-sectional Study of Physical and Sexual Violence of Pregnant Women in Central India
JO  - Memoirs of School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University
A1  - Baba, Michie
A1  - Nagahiro, Chie
A1  - Chhabra, S.
A1  - Nishioka, K.
A1  - Osaka, Ryoko
SP  - 91
EP  - 97
VL  - 3
IS  - 
N2  - Despite decreasing annual mortality rates in India, infant mortality (1999) is approximately 20 times greater while perinatal mortality of women is 100 times greater than that of Japan. Indian women are historically oppressed in the caste system, literacy and health care standards are low. (In light of this, the government has aggressively implemented maternal health measures as the importance from this perspective of health need be considered. ) This report is focused on the study of (inflicted) injury caused by Violence during pregnancy in Indian women. 					Despite decreasing annual mortality rates in India, infant mortality (1999) is approximately 20 times greater while perinatal mortality of women is 100 times greater than that of Japan. Indian women are historically oppressed in the caste system, literacy and health care standards are low. (In light of this, the government has aggressively implemented maternal health measures as the importance from this perspective of health need be considered. ) This report is focused on the study of (inflicted) injury caused by Violence during pregnancy in Indian women.<p /> 
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SN  - 1348-2319
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -