Prevalence, types, and determinants of intimate-partner violence among pregnant women in Northern Uganda: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global health issue, affecting one in three women worldwide. Exposure to IPV during pregnancy poses significant health risks to the mother and her foetus, leading to various complications. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, typ...

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Published in:	BMC public health Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 3059 - 8
Main Authors:	Okot, Jerom, Anena, Cinderella, Okema, Nelson James, Amuku, Denis Oryem, Otunnu, Jerry Enock, oweka, Beatrice Lamwaka, Lutara, Ian Daniel, Watum, Francis, Nsubuga, Yakobo, Bongomin, Felix, Pebolo, Pebalo Francis, Ouma, Simple
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 24.09.2025 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Abused women Adolescent Adult Age Aggression Amenorrhea Analysis Antenatal care Biostatistics Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Domestic relations Domestic violence Education Environmental Health Epidemiology Exposure Family violence Female Fetuses Gender based violence Global health Gynecology Health aspects Health risks Health status Hospitals Humans Intimate partner violence Intimate Partner Violence - statistics & numerical data Male Marriage Maternal & child health Maternal characteristics Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mortality Mothers Northern uganda Obstetrics Patient outcomes Pregnancy Pregnant People - psychology Pregnant women Prenatal care Prevalence Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Prevention Psychological aspects Public Health Questionnaires Random sampling Regression analysis Risk Factors Rural areas Sample size Sampling Semistructured questionnaires Sex crimes Sexual assault Sexual violence Social aspects Sociodemographics Statistical analysis Statistical sampling Statistics Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Uganda - epidemiology Vaccine Variables Violence Women Womens health World health Young Adult Uganda Pregnancy Northern uganda Gender based violence Antenatal care
ISSN:	1471-2458, 1471-2458
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