Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries
Abstract Objectives The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of a history of abuse among women attending routine antenatal care in six northern European countries. Second, we explored current suffering from reported abuse. Design A prospective cohort study. Setting Routine antenatal c...
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crwiley:10.1111/aogs.12392 2024-06-23T07:54:04+00:00 Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries Lukasse, Mirjam Schroll, Anne‐Mette Ryding, Elsa Lena Campbell, Jacquelyn Karro, Helle Kristjansdottir, Hildur Laanpere, Made Steingrimsdottir, Thora Tabor, Ann Temmerman, Marleen Van Parys, An‐Sofie Wangel, Anne‐Marie Schei, Berit Daphne II Program to combat violence against children, young people, and women, European Commission for Freedom, Security and Justice, Brussels, Belgium Daphne III Program to combat violence against children, young people, and women, European Commission for Freedom, Security and Justice, Brussels, Belgium the Norwegian Research Council 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.12392 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Faogs.12392 https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/aogs.12392 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica volume 93, issue 7, page 669-677 ISSN 0001-6349 1600-0412 journal-article 2014 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.12392 2024-05-31T08:13:40Z Abstract Objectives The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of a history of abuse among women attending routine antenatal care in six northern European countries. Second, we explored current suffering from reported abuse. Design A prospective cohort study. Setting Routine antenatal care in Belgium, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden between March 2008 and August 2010. Population A total of 7174 pregnant women. Methods A questionnaire including a validated instrument measuring emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Main outcome measure Proportion of women reporting emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Severe current suffering defined as a Visual Analogue Scale score of ≥6. Results An overall lifetime prevalence of any abuse was reported by 34.8% of the pregnant women. The ranges across the six countries of lifetime prevalence were 9.7–30.8% for physical abuse, 16.2–27.7% for emotional abuse, and 8.3–21.1% for sexual abuse. Few women reported current sexual abuse, 0.4% compared with 2.2% current physical abuse and 2.7% current emotional abuse. Current severe suffering was reported by 6.8% of the women who reported physical abuse, 9.8% of those who reported sexual abuse and 13.5% for emotional abuse. Conclusion A high proportion of pregnant women attending routine antenatal care report a history of abuse. About one in ten of them experiences severe current suffering from the reported abuse. In particular, these women might benefit from being identified in the antenatal care setting and being offered specialized care. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Norway Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 93 7 669 677 |
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Abstract Objectives The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of a history of abuse among women attending routine antenatal care in six northern European countries. Second, we explored current suffering from reported abuse. Design A prospective cohort study. Setting Routine antenatal care in Belgium, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden between March 2008 and August 2010. Population A total of 7174 pregnant women. Methods A questionnaire including a validated instrument measuring emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Main outcome measure Proportion of women reporting emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Severe current suffering defined as a Visual Analogue Scale score of ≥6. Results An overall lifetime prevalence of any abuse was reported by 34.8% of the pregnant women. The ranges across the six countries of lifetime prevalence were 9.7–30.8% for physical abuse, 16.2–27.7% for emotional abuse, and 8.3–21.1% for sexual abuse. Few women reported current sexual abuse, 0.4% compared with 2.2% current physical abuse and 2.7% current emotional abuse. Current severe suffering was reported by 6.8% of the women who reported physical abuse, 9.8% of those who reported sexual abuse and 13.5% for emotional abuse. Conclusion A high proportion of pregnant women attending routine antenatal care report a history of abuse. About one in ten of them experiences severe current suffering from the reported abuse. In particular, these women might benefit from being identified in the antenatal care setting and being offered specialized care. |
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Daphne II Program to combat violence against children, young people, and women, European Commission for Freedom, Security and Justice, Brussels, Belgium Daphne III Program to combat violence against children, young people, and women, European Commission for Freedom, Security and Justice, Brussels, Belgium the Norwegian Research Council |
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Lukasse, Mirjam Schroll, Anne‐Mette Ryding, Elsa Lena Campbell, Jacquelyn Karro, Helle Kristjansdottir, Hildur Laanpere, Made Steingrimsdottir, Thora Tabor, Ann Temmerman, Marleen Van Parys, An‐Sofie Wangel, Anne‐Marie Schei, Berit |
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Lukasse, Mirjam Schroll, Anne‐Mette Ryding, Elsa Lena Campbell, Jacquelyn Karro, Helle Kristjansdottir, Hildur Laanpere, Made Steingrimsdottir, Thora Tabor, Ann Temmerman, Marleen Van Parys, An‐Sofie Wangel, Anne‐Marie Schei, Berit Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries |
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Lukasse, Mirjam Schroll, Anne‐Mette Ryding, Elsa Lena Campbell, Jacquelyn Karro, Helle Kristjansdottir, Hildur Laanpere, Made Steingrimsdottir, Thora Tabor, Ann Temmerman, Marleen Van Parys, An‐Sofie Wangel, Anne‐Marie Schei, Berit |
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Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries |
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Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries |
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Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries |
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Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries |
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Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries |
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prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six european countries |
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