title: Effect of intimate partner violence on antenatal functional health status of childbearing women in Northeastern Thailand.
abstract: We investigated the effects of physical, psychological, and sexual violence on the health status of women attending antenatal clinics at two tertiary hospitals in rural Thailand. We asked 421 pregnant women at 32 weeks gestation or later to complete a survey questionnaire. Participants reported high rates of psychological abuse (53.7%); threats, acts of physical abuse, or both (26.6%); and sexual violence (19.2%). Women abused during pregnancy had poorer health compared with nonabused women, in role emotional functioning, vitality, bodily pain, mental health, and social functioning. Given the high prevalence of violence and poor health status, routine screenings by maternity services is urgently required.
authors.affiliation: a Centre for Research and Training on Gender and Women's Health, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University , Muang , Khon Kaen , Thailand.
authors.forename: Amornrat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Creedy
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chaboyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult