TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Factors associated with physical violence against pregnant women from São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil: an approach using structural equation modeling
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
A1  - Costa, Danielle Cristina Silva
A1  - Ribeiro, Marizélia Rodrigues Costa
A1  - Batista, Rosângela Fernandes Lucena
A1  - Valente, Camila Maia
A1  - Ribeiro, João Victor Fonseca
A1  - Almeida, Laysa Andrade
A1  - Costa, Ludmilla Emilia Martins
A1  - Alves, Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto E.
A1  - Silva, Antônio Augusto Moura da
SP  - e00078515
EP  - e00078515
VL  - 33
IS  - 1
N2  - The factors associated with physical violence against pregnant women were analyzed in a cross-sectional study of 1,446 pregnant women from a prenatal cohort who were interviewed in 2010 and 2011 in São Luís, Brazil. In the initial model, socioeconomic status occupied the most distal position, determining sociodemographic factors, social support and the behavioral factors that ultimately determined physical violence, which was investigated as a latent variable. Structural equation modeling was used in the analysis. Pregnant women who were from more disadvantaged backgrounds (p = 0.027), did not reside with intimate partners (p = 0.005), had low social support (p < 0.001) and had a high number of lifetime intimate partners (p = 0.001) reported more episodes of physical violence. Low social support was the primary mediator of the effect of socioeconomic status on physical violence. The effect of marital status was mainly mediated by a high number of lifetime intimate partners.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00078515
ID  - ref1
ER  -