Violence against pregnant women: prevalence and associated factors
OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with domestic violence against pregnant women. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 1,379 pregnant women undergoing antenatal care in basic health care units of the Brazilian Health System, within the municipality of Campinas (Southeastern Brazil). A...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/32510 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32510 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Violência contra a Mulher Gestantes Mulheres Maltratadas Maus-Tratos Conjugais Violência Doméstica Fatores de Risco Estudos Transversais Violencia contra la Mujer Mujeres Embarazadas Mujeres Maltratadas Maltrato Conyugal Violencia Doméstica Factores de Risgo Estudios Transversales Violence Against Women Pregnant Women Battered Women Spouse Abuse Domestic Violence Risk Factors Cross-Sectional Studies |
| Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with domestic violence against pregnant women. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 1,379 pregnant women undergoing antenatal care in basic health care units of the Brazilian Health System, within the municipality of Campinas (Southeastern Brazil). A structured questionnaire on domestic violence, validated in Brazil, was applied between July 2004 and July 2006. The first and second interviews in a cohort study were analyzed. Descriptive and multiple logistic regression analysis of the data were conducted. RESULTS: Psychological violence was reported by 19.1% (n=263) of the total sample of pregnant women and physical/sexual violence was reported by 6.5% (n=89) of them. The factors associated to psychological violence were: adolescent intimate partner (p |
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