TY - JOUR
T1 - Intimate partner violence and interference with women's efforts to avoid pregnancy in Jordan
AU - Clark, Cari Jo
AU - Silverman, Jay
AU - Khalaf, Inaam A.
AU - Abu Ra'ad, Basem
AU - Abu Al Sha'ar, Zeinab
AU - Abu Al Ata, Abdullah
AU - Batieha, Anwar
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - This study examines the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and women's experience of interference with their attempts to avoid pregnancy among 353 women surveyed at reproductive health clinics throughout Jordan. Approximately 20 percent of respondents indicated that their husbands or someone else had interfered. Among those others than husbands who were identified, mothers-in-law were the most frequently mentioned, followed by the respondents' mothers and sisters-in-law. Multivariate logistic regression was used to control for potential confounders in determining whether each of the three measures of intimate partner violence (physical violence, sexual violence, and controlling behaviors) was significantly associated with having an increased risk of experiencing interference, as were several sociodemographic variables: nonconsanguineous marriage, residence with in-laws, and rural residence. Physicians, nurses, and family planning counselors must be made aware of the challenges that women may face from their families when they attempt to regulate their fertility.
AB - This study examines the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and women's experience of interference with their attempts to avoid pregnancy among 353 women surveyed at reproductive health clinics throughout Jordan. Approximately 20 percent of respondents indicated that their husbands or someone else had interfered. Among those others than husbands who were identified, mothers-in-law were the most frequently mentioned, followed by the respondents' mothers and sisters-in-law. Multivariate logistic regression was used to control for potential confounders in determining whether each of the three measures of intimate partner violence (physical violence, sexual violence, and controlling behaviors) was significantly associated with having an increased risk of experiencing interference, as were several sociodemographic variables: nonconsanguineous marriage, residence with in-laws, and rural residence. Physicians, nurses, and family planning counselors must be made aware of the challenges that women may face from their families when they attempt to regulate their fertility.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00159.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00159.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 18678176
AN - SCOPUS:44349090348
SN - 0039-3665
VL - 39
SP - 123
EP - 132
JO - Studies in Family Planning
JF - Studies in Family Planning
IS - 2
ER -