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Association of intimate partner physical and sexual violence with unintended pregnancy among pregnant women in Peru
Author(s) -
Cripe Swee May,
Sanchez Sixto E.,
Perales Maria Teresa,
Lam Nally,
Garcia Pedro,
Williams Michelle A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.08.003
Subject(s) - unintended pregnancy , medicine , domestic violence , pregnancy , odds ratio , population , physical abuse , reproductive health , sexual abuse , poison control , prenatal care , logistic regression , postpartum period , sexual violence , obstetrics , demography , family planning , injury prevention , environmental health , nursing , pathology , biology , sociology , research methodology , genetics
Objective To examine the associations between lifetime physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) with pregnancy intent among pregnant women in Lima, Peru. Methods A total of 2167 women who delivered at the Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Peru were interviewed during the postpartum recovery period. Logistic regression was used to estimate multivariable adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Results Lifetime physical or sexual violence (40.0%) and unintended pregnancies (65.3%) were common in the study population. Compared with non‐abused women, abused women had a 1.63‐fold increased risk for unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy risk was 3.31‐fold higher among women who experienced both physical and sexual abuse compared with non‐abused women. The prevalence and severity of physical violence during pregnancy was greater among women with unintended pregnancies compared with women with planned pregnancies. Conclusion The findings indicate the need to include IPV screening and treatment in prenatal care and reproductive health settings.