Open AccessMale Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence and Involvement in Abortions and Abortion-Related Conflict
Author(s) -
Jay G. Silverman,
Michele R. Decker,
Heather L. McCauley,
Jhumka Gupta,
Elizabeth Miller,
Anita Raj,
Alisa B. Goldberg
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.173393
Subject(s) - abortion , coercion (linguistics) , family planning , domestic violence , psychology , sexual coercion , medicine , poison control , psychiatry , suicide prevention , gynecology , social psychology , medical emergency , pregnancy , population , environmental health , research methodology , philosophy , linguistics , genetics , biology
Men aged 18 to 35 years (n = 1318) completed assessments of perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV), abortion involvement, and conflict regarding decisions to seek abortion. IPV was associated with greater involvement by men in pregnancies ending in abortion and greater conflict regarding decisions to seek abortion. IPV should be considered within family planning and abortion services; policies requiring women to notify or obtain consent of partners before seeking an abortion should be reconsidered; they may facilitate endangerment and coercion regarding such decisions.