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Magnitude of Domestic Violence and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Hulet Ejju Enessie District, Northwest Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Yimer, Tenaw
Gobena, Tesfaye
Egata, Gudina
Mellie, Habtamu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Domestic violence during pregnancy is one of the barriers to achieve MDG 3 due to its adverse health consequences.
Comparable population-based data on the problem are lacking as existing literatures differ in time periods explored.
Such discrepancies among study findings indicate the importance of site specific studies, especially in rural parts of Ethiopia, where little is known about the problem.
Objective.
The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of domestic violence and its associated factors among pregnant women in Hulet Ejju Enessie district, northwest Ethiopia.
Methods and Materials.
Quantitative community based cross-sectional study was carried out from January 1 to 31, 2014.
A total of 425 randomly selected pregnant women were involved in the study.
A standard WHO multicountry study on women’s health and domestic violence questionnaire were used for data collection.
Four trained female data collectors were involved.
Odds ratio with 95% CI was estimated to identify factors associated with domestic violence during pregnancy using multivariate logistic regression.
Statistical significance was declared at P value ≤0.05.
Results.
The prevalence of domestic violence during current pregnancy was 32.2%.
The prevalence of psychological, sexual, and physical violence was 24.9%, 14.8%, and 11.3%, respectively.
Married women at the age of ≤15 years were about four times (AOR = 4.2, 95% CI 1.9–9.0) more likely to experience domestic violence during pregnancy than their counterparts.
Meanwhile, interparental exposure to domestic violence during childhood (AOR = 2.3, 95% CI 1.1–4.8), having frequently drinker partner (AOR = 3.4, 95% CI 1.6–7.4), and undesired pregnancy by partner (AOR = 6.2, 95% CI 3.2–12.1) were the main significant factors that increase risk of domestic violence during pregnancy.
Conclusion and Recommendation.
In this study, the prevalence of domestic violence during current pregnancy is high which may lead to a serious health consequence both on the mothers and on their foetuses.
Thus, targeted efforts should be made by all concerned stakeholders to reduce the problem in the study area.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yimer, Tenaw& Gobena, Tesfaye& Egata, Gudina& Mellie, Habtamu. 2014. Magnitude of Domestic Violence and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Hulet Ejju Enessie District, Northwest Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015987
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yimer, Tenaw…[et al.]. Magnitude of Domestic Violence and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Hulet Ejju Enessie District, Northwest Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015987
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yimer, Tenaw& Gobena, Tesfaye& Egata, Gudina& Mellie, Habtamu. Magnitude of Domestic Violence and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Hulet Ejju Enessie District, Northwest Ethiopia. Advances in Public Health. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015987
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1015987