title: The prevalence and impact of intimate partner violence on maternal distress in a community of low-income Bangladeshi and displaced ethnic Bihari mothers: Dhaka, 2008-2009.
abstract: Low-income, ethnic, and/or displaced mothers are frequently victimized; we explored the burden of intimate partner violence (IPV) among such women. Teams administered IPV and maternal distress questionnaires to quantify victimization after the birth of a child. Of 250 mothers reporting abuse, 133 (53%) reported their husband hitting; 111 (44%) kicking, dragging, or beating; 61 (24%) choking or burning; and 33 (13%) injuring them with a knife or gun (12 case-patients per 100 person-years). Women who experienced more forms of victimization reported more distress (p = .01). Mothers in this low-income community experienced severe victimization and distress.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Azziz-Baumgartner
authors.forename: Nusrat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Homaira
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hamadani
authors.forename: Fahmida
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tofail
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Dahlberg
authors.forename: Rashidul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Luby
authors.forename: Ruchira T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Naved
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bangladesh; intimate partner violence prevalence rates