Intimate partner violence among pregnant women attending a low-resource primary care facility in Ghana
There is a high prevalence of IPV among pregnant women in this study from a resource-limited setting. The factors found to be associated with IPV in pregnancy were the employment status of women, alcohol consumption by women or their partners and a previous history of violence. Healthcare providers in primary care need to recognize IPV as a medical condition that can occur in pregnancy and be ready to assist and manage the victims when it is detected.
Authors
- Gerhard Ofori-Amankwah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9692-3453)
- Roberta Lamptey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4260-9442)
- Stephen Tetteh Engmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0690-6001)
- Henry Lawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0961-0089)
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- 37 Military Hospital (GH)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
- Ghana Communication Technology University (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310169
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00