The prevalence and impact of intimate partner violence on maternal distress in a community of low-income Bangladeshi and displaced ethnic Bihari mothers: Dhaka, 2008-2009
Azziz-Baumgartner, E.; Homaira, N.; Hamadani, J.D.; Tofail, F.; Dahlberg, L.L.; Haque, R.; Luby, S.P.; Naved, R.T.
Violence against women 20(1): 59-73
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1552-8448 PMID: 24567536 DOI: 10.1177/1077801213520579Document Number: 623069
Low-income, ethnic, and/or displaced mothers are frequently victimized; we explored the burden of intimate partner violence (IPV) among such women. Teams administered IPV and maternal distress questionnaires to quantify victimization after the birth of a child. Of 250 mothers reporting abuse, 133 (53%) reported their husband hitting; 111 (44%) kicking, dragging, or beating; 61 (24%) choking or burning; and 33 (13%) injuring them with a knife or gun (12 case-patients per 100 person-years). Women who experienced more forms of victimization reported more distress (p = .01). Mothers in this low-income community experienced severe victimization and distress.