TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Past intimate partner violence (IPV) predicts incident IPV during pregnancy and post-partum in pregnant women in Kisumu, Kenya
JO  - International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics
A1  - Oseso, Linda
A1  - Krakowiak, Daisy
A1  - Nduati, Ruth
A1  - Farquhar, Carey
A1  - Kinuthia, John
A1  - Osoti, Alfred O.
A1  - Guthrie, Brandon
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7292
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14107
ID  - ref1
ER  -