1. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Pregnant Women in Japan.
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Kita, Sachiko, Yaeko, Kataoka, and Porter, Sarah E.
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CHI-squared test , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *JUDGMENT sampling , *DATA analysis , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *DISEASE prevalence , *CROSS-sectional method , *INTIMATE partner violence , *MULTIPARAS , *DATA analysis software , *PREGNANCY - Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy can result in adverse outcomes for both mothers and their infants. This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence and risk factors of IPV associated with abuse during pregnancy via a self-administered questionnaire completed by 302 healthy pregnant women. Demographic information was also collected from medical records to analyze risk factors for abuse. Of the 302 women, 48 (15.9%) were identified as experiencing IPV. The identified risk factors were age over 30, multipara, previous abortion experience, and male partner aged under 30. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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