Intimate partner violence among pregnant women attending a low-resource primary care facility in Ghana.
Stephen Tetteh EngmannRoberta LampteyHenry Jeremy LawsonGerhard Ofori-AmankwahPublished in: PloS one (2024)
There is a high prevalence of IPV among pregnant women in this study from a resource-limited setting. The factors found to be associated with IPV in pregnancy were the employment status of women, alcohol consumption by women or their partners and a previous history of violence. Healthcare providers in primary care need to recognize IPV as a medical condition that can occur in pregnancy and be ready to assist and manage the victims when it is detected.
Keyphrases
- social media
- intimate partner violence
- primary care
- pregnancy outcomes
- alcohol consumption
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- preterm birth
- pregnant women
- general practice
- cervical cancer screening
- type diabetes
- breast cancer risk
- mental health
- tertiary care
- hiv infected
- skeletal muscle
- health insurance
- long term care