title: Intimate partner violence and the utilization of maternal health care services in Nigeria.
abstract: Our aim in this study is to examine the association between women's lifetime experiences of physical, sexual, and emotional intimate partner violence (IPV) and the use of maternal health care services. We used data from the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. Analysis was based on responses from 17,476 women (for antenatal care [ANC]) and 17,412 (for delivery assisted by a skilled health provider) who had had deliveries in the 5 years preceding the survey. We found an overall IPV prevalence rate of 33.4%. Physical IPV was associated with low use of ANC. Emotionally abused women were less likely to use delivery assistance from skilled health care providers. Based on our findings, we suggest the importance of designing interventions to address the health care needs of women who have experienced violence from their partners.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sociology and Anthropology , University of Uyo , Uyo , Nigeria.
authors.forename: Dorothy Ngozi
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Ononokpono
authors.forename: Ezinwanne Christiana
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Azfredrick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009549:Nigeria; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult