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Intimate Partner Violence and Interference with Women's Efforts to Avoid Pregnancy in Jordan
Author(s) -
Clark Cari Jo,
Silverman Jay,
Khalaf Inaam A.,
Abu Ra'ad Basem,
Abu Al Sha'ar Zeinab,
Abu Al Ata Abdullah,
Batieha Anwar
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
studies in family planning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1728-4465
pISSN - 0039-3665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00159.x
Subject(s) - domestic violence , residence , fertility , family planning , logistic regression , medicine , pregnancy , poison control , sexual violence , demography , suicide prevention , population , psychology , environmental health , nursing , sociology , research methodology , biology , genetics
This study examines the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and women's experience of interference with their attempts to avoid pregnancy among 353 women surveyed at reproductive health clinics throughout Jordan. Approximately 20 percent of respondents indicated that their husbands or someone else had interfered. Among those others than husbands who were identified, mothers‐in‐law were the most frequently mentioned, followed by the respondents' mothers and sisters‐in‐law. Multivariate logistic regression was used to control for potential confounders in determining whether each of the three measures of intimate partner violence (physical violence, sexual violence, and controlling behaviors) was significantly associated with having an increased risk of experiencing interference, as were several sociodemographic variables: nonconsanguineous marriage, residence with in‐laws, and rural residence. Physicians, nurses, and family planning counselors must be made aware of the challenges that women may face from their families when they attempt to regulate their fertility.