Intimate partner and nonpartner violence against pregnant women in rural Haiti
Small, M.J.; Gupta, J.; Frederic, R.; Joseph, G.; Theodore, M.; Kershaw, T.
International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics the Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 102(3): 226-231
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-7292 PMID: 18675418 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.05.008Document Number: 203381
To examine the association between violence experienced by pregnant Haitian women in the previous 6 months and pregnancy-related symptom distress. A total of 200 women seeking prenatal care at community health dispensaries in the Artibonite Valley were interviewed. Over 4 in 10 women (44.0%) reported that they had experienced violence in the 6 months prior to interview; 77.8% of these women reported that the violence was perpetrated by an intimate partner. Those who experienced intimate partner violence reported significantly greater pregnancy-related symptom distress (beta=0.23, P=0.001). No significant differences between violence perpetrated by family members or others and reporting of symptoms were observed (beta=0.06, P=0.38). The findings indicate the need to integrate violence screening, resources, and primary prevention into prenatal care in rural Haiti.
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