title: Domestic Violence During Pregnancy and Women's Health-Related Quality of Life.
abstract: Domestic violence during pregnancy is a major health problem with significant psychological and physical impairments for pregnant women. To assess the relationship between domestic violence during pregnancy and women's health-related quality of life (HRQoL), a cross-sectional study was conducted on 341 postnatal women who referred to urban health care centers in Gachsaran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Domestic violence was assessed using a questionnaire modified from the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS), and Iranian version of Short Form-36 questionnaire was used to assess women's HRQoL. The findings of the study showed 44.5% of women reported experiencing domestic violence during pregnancy. All the SF-36 subscales including both physical and mental health dimensions scored lower in the abused women compared to the non-abused women, and differences between the groups in the six subscales of SF-36 except 'physical functioning' and 'bodily pain' were statistically significant (P<.05). These results suggest that domestic violence during pregnancy is associated with poor HRQoL in abused women.
authors.affiliation: . gharacheh.m@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gharacheh
authors.forename: Shahdokht
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azadi
authors.forename: Nooredin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.forename: Simin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Montazeri
authors.forename: Zohre
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khalajinia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D011247:Pregnancy; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women