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Service preferences among postpartum women (non-)affected by different types of intimate partner violence: insights from the cross-sectional study INVITE.
BMC Public Health
January 2025
Department of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany.
Background: Women in the postpartum period are at greater risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), which may cause physical, sexual, or psychological harm and have a long-lasting negative impact on mother and child. Seeking help in case of IPV in the postpartum period can be difficult.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine service preferences among postpartum women in Germany (non-)affected by IPV.
Identifying psychosocial predictors and developing a risk score for preterm birth among Kenyan pregnant women.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, 3980 15th Ave NE, Box 351619, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
Background: Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of neonatal mortality, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where 40% of global neonatal deaths occur. We identified and combined demographic, clinical, and psychosocial correlates of PTB among Kenyan women to develop a risk score.
Methods: We used data from a prospective study enrolling HIV-negative women from 20 antenatal clinics in Western Kenya (NCT03070600).
Physical violence and its associations: Insights from nationally representative data in India.
Womens Health (Lond)
January 2025
Global Health, and Department Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Background: Empowerment is vital for individuals' control over their lives but is often constrained for women in India due to deep-rooted patriarchal norms. This affects health, and resource distribution, and increases domestic violence. Domestic violence including physical, sexual, emotional, economic, and psychological abuse is a significant human rights and public health issue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMeasuring the impact of COVID-19 exposure on reporting of intimate partner violence in India using an intent-to-treat framework.
Sci Rep
December 2024
International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400088, India.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only posed alarming health challenges but also exacerbated the scenarios of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women globally. While global studies indicate a conspicuous increase in IPV during COVID-19 lockdowns; Indian studies exhibit mixed evidence. This ambiguity in world's most populous country underscores a greater need to examine the nexus between exposure to COVID-19 and IPV using a large nationally representative sample of India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDomestic and external violence, parental neglect, and social sanctions among crack users: A cross-sectional study exploring the role of gender.
Int J Soc Psychiatry
December 2024
Center for Drug and Alcohol Research, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Background: Substance Use Disorders are often associated with significant levels of domestic and external violence registered among abusers. This investigation aimed to evaluate the Domestic Violence Involvement (DVI) and related gender differences among Crack Cocaine Users in Brazil.
Methods: For this purpose, a secondary data analysis of a multicenter cross-sectional study involving 780 Crack Cocaine Users from 6 Brazilian capitals was performed.
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