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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Intimate Partner Violence among Postpartum Women Attending Government Primary Health Care Clinics in Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorYing Ying Chan
dc.contributor.authorAzriman Rosman
dc.contributor.authorNoor Ani Ahmad
dc.contributor.authorNoraida Mohamad Kasim
dc.contributor.authorMohamad Aznuddin Abd Razak
dc.contributor.authorMaisarah Omar
dc.contributor.authorFazly Azry Abdul Aziz
dc.contributor.authorS. Maria Awaluddin
dc.contributor.authorMuslimah Yusof
dc.contributor.authorRasidah Jamaluddin
dc.contributor.authorNor’Ain Ab Wahab
dc.contributor.authorNajwa Hanim Rosli
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-06T07:24:14Z
dc.date.available2024-08-06T07:24:14Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIntimate partner violence (IPV) is an important gender-based, social, and public health problem that affects women worldwide, including women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. Studies have shown that violence against women often increases during pregnancy and the postpartum period. This study aims to examine lifetime and past-year prevalence of IPVamong postpartum women in Malaysia, and to determine the socio-demographic as well as husband’s/partner’s behavioral factors associated with IPV exposure. This is a nationwide, cross-sectional and clinic-based study involving a total of 5727 women at 6 to 16 weeks postpartum, who attended randomly selected government health clinics between July to November 2016. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by trained female enumerators based on a pre-validated structured questionnaire, using mobile devices as data collection tools. Chi squared tests and multivariable logistic regressions were used to investigate selected factors associated with IPVexposure. The lifetime and past-year prevalence of any form of IPV among postpartum women were 4.94% (95% CI [3.81,6.39]) and 2.42% (95% CI [1.74,3.35]) respectively, with the highest prevalence being emotional violence, followed by physical and sexual violence. Multivariable analysis showed that husband’s/partner’s behaviors, such as frequent alcohol use, drug use, fighting habits and control ling behaviour were significantly associated with both lifetime and past-year IPV (all p < 0.001 for past-year IPV). These findings suggest that prevention and intervention strategies for IPV should consider the prevention of substance use and reducing controlling behaviors by husband/partner, as well as raising awareness to build healthy relationships through education.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-018-0014-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/839
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Family Violence
dc.subjectIntimate partner violence
dc.subjectPostpartum
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectFactors
dc.subjectMalaysia
dc.titlePrevalence and Factors Associated with Intimate Partner Violence among Postpartum Women Attending Government Primary Health Care Clinics in Malaysia
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.volume34
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