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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Association between intimate partner violence and induced abortion in Cameroon
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Volume 112, No. 2, Year 2011
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Objective: To examine the association between intimate partner violence (IPV; physical, sexual, and emotional violence) and induced abortion in Cameroon. Methods: We used data from the 2004 Cameroon Demographic Health Survey (DHS) and hierarchic multivariate modeling to compare the rates of induced abortion by IPV type. Results: In 2004, 2570 women were administered the domestic violence module of the DHS. Of those women, 126 (4.9%) reported having had at least 1 induced abortion. Cameroonian women reported high rates of IPV: physical violence (995 [38.7%]); emotional violence (789 [30.7%]); and sexual violence (381 [14.8%]). After adjusting for covariates, physical and sexual IPV increased the risk for induced abortion, whereas the association between emotional violence and induced abortion was not significant in multivariate models. Conclusion: Given the increased risk for maternal morbidity and mortality following unsafe induced abortions in Cameroon, the association between induced abortion and IPV is of interest in terms of public health. Programs targeted at preventing IPV might reduce the rate of maternal morbidity and mortality. © 2010 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Authors & Co-Authors
Alio, P. A.
United States, Tampa
University of South Florida, Tampa
Salihu, Hamisu Mohammed
United States, Tampa
University of South Florida, Tampa
United States, Tampa
Morsani College of Medicine
Nana, Philip Njotang
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Clayton, Heather B.
United States, Tampa
University of South Florida, Tampa
Mbah, Alfred K.
United States, Tampa
University of South Florida, Tampa
United States, Tampa
Morsani College of Medicine
Marty, Phillip J.
United States, Tampa
Morsani College of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 41
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.08.024
ISSN:
00207292
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Cameroon
Participants Gender
Female