Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse – a European multi-country cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Unintended pregnancies are common and when not resulting in a termination of pregnancy may lead to unintended childbirth. Unintended pregnancies are associated with increased health risks, also for women for whom pregnancy continues to childbirth. Our objective was to present the...
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:s12884-015-0558-4 2023-05-15T16:52:12+02:00 Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse – a European multi-country cross-sectional study Lukasse, Mirjam Laanpere, Made Karro, Helle Kristjansdottir, Hildur Schroll, Anne-Mette Van Parys, An-Sofie Wangel, Anne-Marie Schei, Berit On behalf of the Bidens study group 2015-05-26 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/15/120 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/15/120 Copyright 2015 Lukasse et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Unintended pregnancy Sexual abuse Physical abuse Emotional abuse Pregnancy intention Research article 2015 ftbiomed 2015-05-30T23:57:19Z Abstract Background Unintended pregnancies are common and when not resulting in a termination of pregnancy may lead to unintended childbirth. Unintended pregnancies are associated with increased health risks, also for women for whom pregnancy continues to childbirth. Our objective was to present the prevalence of unintended pregnancy in six European countries among pregnant women attending routine antenatal care, and to investigate the association with a history of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Methods A prospective cross-sectional study, of 7102 pregnant women who filled out a questionnaire during pregnancy as part of a multi-country cohort study (Bidens) with the participating countries: Belgium, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway and Sweden. A validated instrument, the Norvold Abuse Questionnaire (NorAq) consisting of 10 descriptive questions measured abuse. Pregnancy intendedness was assessed using a single question asking women if this pregnancy was planned. Cross-tabulation, Chi-square tests and binary logistic regression analysis were used. Results Approximately one-fifth (19.2 %) of all women reported their current pregnancy to be unintended. Women with an unintended pregnancy were significantly younger, had less education, suffered economic hardship, had a different ethnic background from the regional majority and more frequently were not living with their partner. The prevalence of an unintended pregnancy among women reporting any lifetime abuse was 24.5 %, and 38.5 % among women reporting recent abuse. Women with a history of any lifetime abuse had significantly higher odds of unintended pregnancy, also after adjusting for confounding factors, AOR for any lifetime abuse 1.41 (95 % CI 1.23–1.60) and for recent abuse AOR 2.03 (95 % CI 1.54–2.68). Conclusion Women who have experienced any lifetime abuse are significantly more likely to have an unintended pregnancy. This is particularly true for women reporting recent abuse, suggesting that women living in a violent relationship have less control over their fertility. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland BioMed Central Norway |
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Abstract Background Unintended pregnancies are common and when not resulting in a termination of pregnancy may lead to unintended childbirth. Unintended pregnancies are associated with increased health risks, also for women for whom pregnancy continues to childbirth. Our objective was to present the prevalence of unintended pregnancy in six European countries among pregnant women attending routine antenatal care, and to investigate the association with a history of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Methods A prospective cross-sectional study, of 7102 pregnant women who filled out a questionnaire during pregnancy as part of a multi-country cohort study (Bidens) with the participating countries: Belgium, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway and Sweden. A validated instrument, the Norvold Abuse Questionnaire (NorAq) consisting of 10 descriptive questions measured abuse. Pregnancy intendedness was assessed using a single question asking women if this pregnancy was planned. Cross-tabulation, Chi-square tests and binary logistic regression analysis were used. Results Approximately one-fifth (19.2 %) of all women reported their current pregnancy to be unintended. Women with an unintended pregnancy were significantly younger, had less education, suffered economic hardship, had a different ethnic background from the regional majority and more frequently were not living with their partner. The prevalence of an unintended pregnancy among women reporting any lifetime abuse was 24.5 %, and 38.5 % among women reporting recent abuse. Women with a history of any lifetime abuse had significantly higher odds of unintended pregnancy, also after adjusting for confounding factors, AOR for any lifetime abuse 1.41 (95 % CI 1.23–1.60) and for recent abuse AOR 2.03 (95 % CI 1.54–2.68). Conclusion Women who have experienced any lifetime abuse are significantly more likely to have an unintended pregnancy. This is particularly true for women reporting recent abuse, suggesting that women living in a violent relationship have less control over their fertility. |
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Lukasse, Mirjam Laanpere, Made Karro, Helle Kristjansdottir, Hildur Schroll, Anne-Mette Van Parys, An-Sofie Wangel, Anne-Marie Schei, Berit On behalf of the Bidens study group |
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Lukasse, Mirjam Laanpere, Made Karro, Helle Kristjansdottir, Hildur Schroll, Anne-Mette Van Parys, An-Sofie Wangel, Anne-Marie Schei, Berit On behalf of the Bidens study group |
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Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse – a European multi-country cross-sectional study |
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Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse – a European multi-country cross-sectional study |
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Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse – a European multi-country cross-sectional study |
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Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse – a European multi-country cross-sectional study |
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Pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse – a European multi-country cross-sectional study |
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pregnancy intendedness and the association with physical, sexual and emotional abuse – a european multi-country cross-sectional study |
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