title: Intimate Partner Violence: Associated Factors and Acceptability of Contraception Among the Women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of various types of domestic violence and to find out the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on adoption of contraceptive measures among the women who are victim to this.
  
  
  METHODS
  This questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecology of a tertiary care hospital in Delhi. Four hundred and one postpartum females were randomly selected over a period of 5 months and were questioned about their age, parity, educational status, occupation, husband's education, monthly family income, and, if present, IPV in detail. These study participants were enquired about their contraceptive knowledge and use.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sexual violence was seen in 38.4% of the cases, physical violence in 22.4% of the cases, and verbal abuse was seen in nearly 32.7% of the cases. In response to any of the three violence faced, only 23 women (11.79%) reacted by discussing with parents and friends. In 4.61% of the cases, the violence was so severe that she had to inform police. This study showed that higher percentage of women without IPV accepted immediate postpartum contraception methods as compared to those with IPV (35.9% vs. 25%, P = 0.023), but the overall frequency of using contraceptive methods was higher in those with IPV as compared to those without IPV (49% vs. 47%, P = 0.690).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IPV is associated with increased contraceptive adoption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajlaxmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mundhra
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Nilanchali
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Somya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Planning, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mendiratta
keywords: Contraception; domestic violence; intimate partner violence (IPV)