The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its
consequences on women’s reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes have been
well documented. Bangladesh is burdened with the high prevalence of IPV and
induced abortion/menstrual regulation. Understanding their association may
benefit strategies to reduce termination of pregnancy (TOP). Therefore, this
study assesses the association between experience of IPV and TOP among married
Bangladeshi women age 15–49 years.
This cross-sectional study is based on data from 10,146
married women of reproductive age from the Bangladesh Demographic Health
Survey, 2007 (BDHS). A subset of interviews from currently married women,
living with a husband and who had at least one pregnancy in the last
5 years (n = 1875)
were extracted.
Results of this study showed that among the respondents,
31.4 % experienced physical and/or sexual IPV: 13.4 % experienced
only sexual violence and 25.8 % experienced only physical violence.
21.0 % respondents ever had a TOP and 5.8 % had a TOP in last
5 years. Physical IPV was significantly associated with both TOP ever (OR = 1.36;
95 % CI: 1.05–1.77) and TOP in last 5 years (OR = 1.72;
95 % CI: 1.11–2.06).
Prevention of intimate partner violence which was associated
with pregnancy termination may reduce the high incidence of termination of
pregnancies in Bangladesh.
Full article at: http://goo.gl/TY7gl3
By:
Department of Population Science and Human Resource
Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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