| Violence during pregnancy in Jordan: its prevalence and associated risk and protective factors. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 19269932 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
This study estimates the lifetime prevalence of physical violence during pregnancy and examines risk and protective factors among women (N = 390) attending reproductive health clinics in Jordan. Approximately 15% reported physical violence during pregnancy. The husband was the sole perpetrator in 83% of the cases. A high frequency of quarreling, the husband's use of alcohol, attitudes supportive of a woman's duty to obey her husband, infrequent communication between the respondent and her family, and exposure to violence as a child increased the risk of violence. Consanguinity (marriage to a blood relative) and higher education levels were protective against violence during pregnancy. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Cari Jo Clark; Allan Hill; Khelda Jabbar; Jay G Silverman |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-03-05 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Violence against women Volume: 15 ISSN: 1077-8012 ISO Abbreviation: Violence Against Women Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2009-05-01 Completed Date: 2009-08-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9506308 Medline TA: Violence Against Women Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 720-35 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
University of Minnesota School of Medicine, MN, USA. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adult Family Characteristics / ethnology* Female Focus Groups Humans Interpersonal Relations Jordan / epidemiology Maternal Welfare / ethnology*, statistics & numerical data Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology, ethnology* Prevalence Risk Assessment / statistics & numerical data Social Values / ethnology Spouse Abuse / ethnology*, prevention & control, statistics & numerical data Women's Health / ethnology Young Adult |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Still a movement after all these years?: current tensions in the domestic violence movement.
Next Document: Cellular and regional distributions of ubiquitin-proteasome and endocytotic pathway components in th...