title: Prevalence, types, and pattern of intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Lima, Peru.
abstract: This study assesses the prevalence, types, and pattern of intimate partner violence (IPV) during lifetime and current pregnancy for 2,392 women in Lima, Peru. The reported lifetime prevalence of any IPV (physical, sexual, or emotional) is 45.1%. For women who experienced abuse, the prevalence of lifetime physical, emotional, and sexual IPV is 34.2%, 28.4%, and 8.7%, respectively. Older (>/= 30 years), unmarried, employed, and economically disadvantaged women and those with little education are more likely to experience lifetime and pregnancy IPV. Efforts at universal antepartum IPV screening and appropriate interventions are needed to reduce the burden of violence experienced by pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Hospital, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Perales
authors.forename: Swee May
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cripe
authors.forename: Nelly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Sixto E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Michelle Anne
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult