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JOGNN-JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC GYNECOLOGIC AND NEONATAL NURSING
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 54-63Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0884217503261080
Keywords
physical abuse; pregnancy; prenatal predictors; spirituality; violence
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- NICHD NIH HHS [R29-HD-29559] Funding Source: Medline
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [R29HD029559] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of physical abuse and to identify predictors of abuse in a sample of pregnant women in Alabama. Design: A prospective, correlational design was used. Setting: Participants were drawn from four unrelated public and private prenatal clinics in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Participants: The sample consisted of pregnant women between 20 and 34 years of age who had no high-risk health conditions and who initiated prenatal care during the 1(st) trimester. Four hundred thirty-nine ethnically diverse women completed interviews during the 1(st) and 3(rd) trimesters and had available birth outcomes. Main Outcome Measure: Physical abuse during pregnancy was measured by a modified version of the Abuse Assessment Screen. Bivariate and multiple logistic regressions yielded significant associations between individual predictors and physical abuse during pregnancy. Results: The findings showed that 10.9% of the sample experienced physical abuse during the current pregnancy and 62% reported the intimate partner or former intimate partner to be the perpetrator. The best predictive model included stressful life events, depression, lack of faith in God or a higher power, and lack of contraceptive use.
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