Exposure to trauma in pregnant women and its association with previous perinatal complications, IPV and antenatal service satisfaction in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility-based study
Despite high exposure to traumatic life events, particularly physical violence, among pregnant women attending ANC in Southern Ethiopia, the prevalence of PTSD is relatively low. Previous obstetric complications and IPV were under-reported, relative to known prevalence estimates. Our study highlights the challenges of detection of psychosocial needs in the ANC setting and the need for targeted interventions to support women's disclosure of difficulties in maternity care settings.
Authors
- Tigist Eshetu
- Louise M. Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9942-744X)
- Roxanne Keynejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4434-3526)
- Jane Sandall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2000-743X)
- Raquel Catalão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3672-6359)
- Martin Prince (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1379-7146)
- Charlotte Hanlon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-3226)
- Atalay Alem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8353-7185)
- Girmay Medhin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2146-4261)
- Adiyam Mulushoa
- Ahmed Abdella
- Lelina Kebede
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine (GB)
- St. Barnabas Hospital (US)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- Hologic (Germany) (DE)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319362
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- King's College London