Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) during the perinatal period and when one is HIV-positive is a great concern because of the physical and mental impacts it has on health and on adherence to prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services. However, factors associated with IPV am...

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Autores principales:	Lignet Chepuka, Chimwemwe Kwanjo-Banda, Ursula Kafulafula, Anthony Sefasi, Genesis Chorwe-Sungani
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	antenatal depression hiv-positive mothers intimate partner violence (ipv) perinatal Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:083279e313e64508ba4414cb9f19a6062021-11-24T07:44:19ZPrevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi2078-61902078-620410.4102/safp.v63i1.5271https://doaj.org/article/083279e313e64508ba4414cb9f19a6062021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5271https://doaj.org/toc/2078-6190https://doaj.org/toc/2078-6204Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) during the perinatal period and when one is HIV-positive is a great concern because of the physical and mental impacts it has on health and on adherence to prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services. However, factors associated with IPV amongst perinatal women on PMTCT services are not adequately explored in Malawi. The aim of this study was to estimate the various types of IPV and the associated factors amongst HIV-positive pregnant and postnatal women in selected health centres in Blantyre district. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 200 HIV-positive women from antenatal, postnatal and antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics from four selected primary care facilities of Blantyre district. Data were collected between March and May 2018. Results: A total of 50% of the participants reported to have experienced either physical, psychological or sexual violence from their partner in the last 12 months. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that feelings about safety of the relationship and depression were the only factors that were consistently associated with IPV in the last 12 months (p = 0.001, Pseudo R2 = 0.20). Conclusion: The presence of depression and safety concerns amongst our study participants calls for serious prioritisation of psychological interventions and risk assessment in the management of HIV-positive perinatal mothers who report IPV cases.Lignet ChepukaChimwemwe Kwanjo-BandaUrsula KafulafulaAnthony SefasiGenesis Chorwe-SunganiAOSISarticleantenataldepressionhiv-positive mothersintimate partner violence (ipv)perinatalMedicineRENSouth African Family Practice, Vol 63, Iss 1, Pp e1-e7 (2021)
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topic	antenatal depression hiv-positive mothers intimate partner violence (ipv) perinatal Medicine R
spellingShingle	antenatal depression hiv-positive mothers intimate partner violence (ipv) perinatal Medicine R Lignet Chepuka Chimwemwe Kwanjo-Banda Ursula Kafulafula Anthony Sefasi Genesis Chorwe-Sungani Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi
description	Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) during the perinatal period and when one is HIV-positive is a great concern because of the physical and mental impacts it has on health and on adherence to prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services. However, factors associated with IPV amongst perinatal women on PMTCT services are not adequately explored in Malawi. The aim of this study was to estimate the various types of IPV and the associated factors amongst HIV-positive pregnant and postnatal women in selected health centres in Blantyre district. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 200 HIV-positive women from antenatal, postnatal and antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics from four selected primary care facilities of Blantyre district. Data were collected between March and May 2018. Results: A total of 50% of the participants reported to have experienced either physical, psychological or sexual violence from their partner in the last 12 months. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that feelings about safety of the relationship and depression were the only factors that were consistently associated with IPV in the last 12 months (p = 0.001, Pseudo R2 = 0.20). Conclusion: The presence of depression and safety concerns amongst our study participants calls for serious prioritisation of psychological interventions and risk assessment in the management of HIV-positive perinatal mothers who report IPV cases.
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author	Lignet Chepuka Chimwemwe Kwanjo-Banda Ursula Kafulafula Anthony Sefasi Genesis Chorwe-Sungani
author_facet	Lignet Chepuka Chimwemwe Kwanjo-Banda Ursula Kafulafula Anthony Sefasi Genesis Chorwe-Sungani
author_sort	Lignet Chepuka
title	Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi
title_short	Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi
title_full	Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi
title_fullStr	Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi
title_sort	prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in blantyre, malawi
publisher	AOSIS
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/083279e313e64508ba4414cb9f19a606
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Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, Malawi

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