Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control study
BackgroundIntimate partner violence affects a significant portion of women worldwide throughout their lifetimes. Ethiopia lacks data that policymakers could utilize to develop context-specific policies for handling intimate partner violence during pregnancy.ObjectivesTo identify the determinants of...
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| author | Helen Teweldebrhan Hailu Wubegzier Mekonnen Zenawi Hagos Gufue Selamawit Gebreyohannes Weldegebriel Berhe Dessalegn |
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| description | BackgroundIntimate partner violence affects a significant portion of women worldwide throughout their lifetimes. Ethiopia lacks data that policymakers could utilize to develop context-specific policies for handling intimate partner violence during pregnancy.ObjectivesTo identify the determinants of spontaneous abortion among women survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Adigrat General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, in 2020.MethodsA facility based, case–control study design was employed to recruit 371 women (124 cases and 247 controls) attending maternal health services in Adigrat General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, from March 13 to June 12, 2020. Cases and controls were selected using a consecutive sampling technique. A multivariable binary logistic regression model was carried out to identify potential factors, and a p-value of <0.05 was used to declare statistical significance.ResultsThe proportion of any form of intimate partner violence during pregnancy among cases and controls was 53.23 and 34.82%, respectively. Any form of intimate partner violence (AOR = 3.66; 95% CI 1.69–7.95), physical intimate partner violence (AOR = 3.06; 95% CI 1.69–7.95), and an interpregnancy interval of <24 months (AOR = 4.46; 95% CI 1.65, 12.07), were the independent determinants of spontaneous abortion among survivors.ConclusionSpontaneous abortion was significantly associated with exposure to any form of intimate partner violence, including physical intimate partner violence, and a shorter inter-pregnancy interval. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36d732cf2f324510a1092e435ac716032023-06-06T11:04:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-06-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.11146611114661Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control studyHelen Teweldebrhan Hailu0Wubegzier Mekonnen1Zenawi Hagos Gufue2Selamawit Gebreyohannes Weldegebriel3Berhe Dessalegn4Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Tigray, EthiopiaDepartment of Reproductive Health and Health Service Management, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Tigray, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Tigray, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Tigray, EthiopiaBackgroundIntimate partner violence affects a significant portion of women worldwide throughout their lifetimes. Ethiopia lacks data that policymakers could utilize to develop context-specific policies for handling intimate partner violence during pregnancy.ObjectivesTo identify the determinants of spontaneous abortion among women survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Adigrat General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, in 2020.MethodsA facility based, case–control study design was employed to recruit 371 women (124 cases and 247 controls) attending maternal health services in Adigrat General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, from March 13 to June 12, 2020. Cases and controls were selected using a consecutive sampling technique. A multivariable binary logistic regression model was carried out to identify potential factors, and a p-value of <0.05 was used to declare statistical significance.ResultsThe proportion of any form of intimate partner violence during pregnancy among cases and controls was 53.23 and 34.82%, respectively. Any form of intimate partner violence (AOR = 3.66; 95% CI 1.69–7.95), physical intimate partner violence (AOR = 3.06; 95% CI 1.69–7.95), and an interpregnancy interval of <24 months (AOR = 4.46; 95% CI 1.65, 12.07), were the independent determinants of spontaneous abortion among survivors.ConclusionSpontaneous abortion was significantly associated with exposure to any form of intimate partner violence, including physical intimate partner violence, and a shorter inter-pregnancy interval.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1114661/fullintimate partnerviolencepregnancyspontaneous abortionNorthern Ethiopia |
| spellingShingle | Helen Teweldebrhan Hailu Wubegzier Mekonnen Zenawi Hagos Gufue Selamawit Gebreyohannes Weldegebriel Berhe Dessalegn Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control study Frontiers in Public Health intimate partner violence pregnancy spontaneous abortion Northern Ethiopia |
| title | Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control study |
| title_full | Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control study |
| title_fullStr | Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control study |
| title_short | Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control study |
| title_sort | intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy an unmatched case control study |
| topic | intimate partner violence pregnancy spontaneous abortion Northern Ethiopia |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1114661/full |
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