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The neuropathology of intimate partner violence

Acta Neuropathologica, 2023
AbstractLifelong brain health consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) include the risk of neurodegenerative disease. Up to one-third of women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime, often with TBI, yet remarkably little is known about the range of autopsy neuropathologies encountered in IPV.
Kristen Dams-O’Connor, Alan C. Seifert, John F. Crary, Bradley N. Delman, Marc R. Del Bigio, Gabor G. Kovacs, Edward B. Lee, Amber L. Nolan, Ariel Pruyser, Enna Selmanovic, William Stewart, Emma Woodoff-Leith, Rebecca D. Folkerth   +12 more
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Intimate partner violence [PDF]

BMJ, 2004
Doctors should offer referral to existing interventions, while better evidence is awaited Intimate partner violence is a major public health and human rights issue. The statistics on its physical, sexual, reproductive, emotional, and financial consequences are alarming.
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The role of intimate partner violence victimization during pregnancy on maternal postpartum depression in Eastern Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Background: Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is a strong predictor of maternal postpartum depression. In Ethiopia, evidence on the association of intimate partner violence during pregnancy with postpartum depression is very limited.
Wondimye Ashenafi, Bezatu Mengistie, Gudina Egata, Yemane Berhane   +3 more
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Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundIntimate partner violence affects a significant portion of women worldwide throughout their lifetimes. Ethiopia lacks data that policymakers could utilize to develop context-specific policies for handling intimate partner violence during ...
Helen Teweldebrhan Hailu, Wubegzier Mekonnen, Zenawi Hagos Gufue, Selamawit Gebreyohannes Weldegebriel, Berhe Dessalegn   +4 more
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Spatial distribution and determinants of intimate partner violence among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: Spatial and Multilevel analysis

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Intimate partner violence is a serious global public health problem particularly in low-and middle-income countries such as Ethiopia where women's empowerment is limited.
Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Alemakef Wagnew Melesse, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema   +3 more
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Screening for Intimate Partner Violence [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2016
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious concern for women that is associated with significant adverse health effects. Routine screening for IPV is recommended, but there are many barriers to screening that have been identified by providers, including discomfort, lack of training, and not knowing how to respond to a positive screen.
Paterno, Mary T, Draughon, Jessica E
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Medical Curricula on Intimate Partner Violence in Mozambique

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2020
Introduction: The aim of the study described in this paper is to screen medical curricula in relation to the attention paid to intimate partner violence, by applying a framework derived from the international literature.
Beatriz Manuel, Kristien Roelens, Armindo Tiago, Ines Keygnaert, Martin Valcke   +4 more
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Intimate partner violence is a significant risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomesAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: Globally, almost 30% of women report experiencing intimate partner violence. In Australia, intimate partner violence is estimated to affect 2.0% to 4.3% of pregnant women.
Elizabeth P. Lockington, MD, Helen C. Sherrell, FRANZCOG, PhD, Kylie Crawford, FANZCVS, PhD, Kym Rae, PhD, Sailesh Kumar, FRCS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG, DPhil (Oxon)   +4 more
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Intimate partner violence against HIV-positive Cameroonian women: Prevalence, associated factors and relationship with antiretroviral therapy discontinuity—results from the ANRS-12288 EVOLCam survey

Women's Health, 2019
Background: Intimate partner violence in its various forms increases HIV exposure in female victims and potentially jeopardizes the HIV treatment cascade, for instance, by impeding engagement in and adherence to care.
Marion Fiorentino, Luis Sagaon-Teyssier, Khadim Ndiaye, Marie Suzan-Monti, Marie-Thérèse Mengue, Laurent Vidal, Christopher Kuaban, Laura March, Christian Laurent, Bruno Spire, Sylvie Boyer,   +11 more
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Intimate partner violence and HIV testing during antenatal care: A latent class analysis to identify risk factors for HIV infection in mothers and their children in the United Republic of Tanzania.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Intimate partner violence has adverse effects on mother's overall health and prevention of mother to child HIV transmission. To identify and examine subgroups of mothers experiencing intimate partner violence and the likelihood of HIV testing during ...
Francisco A Montiel Ishino, Claire Rowan, Joel Seme Ambikile, Donaldson F Conserve, Diana Lopez, Melanie Sabado-Liwag, Faustine Williams   +6 more
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