Angela Citernesi1, Valeria Dubini2, Anna Uglietti3, Elena Ricci3, Sonia Cipriani3, Fabio Parazzini1. 1. a * Divisione di Ostetricia e Ginecologia USL 6 , Livorno , Italy. 2. b Divisione di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Ospedale S. Giovanni di Dio , Firenze , Italy. 3. c Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Università di Milano , Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano , Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on the risk of repeat induced abortion (RIA), we compared IPV history among women with and without previous induced abortion (IA). METHODS: All consecutive women aged 18 years or more requiring IA in 12 Italian abortion clinics were eligible for inclusion in the study. They were asked to fill in an anonymous, self-developed questionnaire assessing sociodemographic data and their history of different types of violence and related risk factors. RESULTS: The analysis included 1030 women, 624 (60.6%) of whom reported a previous IA. Past or current IPV was reported by 19.3%: 7.0% reported sexual violence, 11.3% physical abuse and 12.1% psychological abuse. Past or current IPV was reported by 22.3% of women with RIA and 14.8% of those undergoing their first IA (adjusted odds ratio 1.57, 95% confidence interval 1.07-2.30; p = 0.02). When we considered sexual, psychological and physical abuse separately, we found that any kind of abuse was more frequent in women with RIA than in women with no previous IA. CONCLUSION: This study underlines the impact of IPV on the risk of RIA and suggests the need for screening for IPV among women requiring abortion, in order to identify women at risk of RIA and to improve their general and reproductive health.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on the risk of repeat induced abortion (RIA), we compared IPV history among women with and without previous induced abortion (IA). METHODS: All consecutive women aged 18 years or more requiring IA in 12 Italian abortion clinics were eligible for inclusion in the study. They were asked to fill in an anonymous, self-developed questionnaire assessing sociodemographic data and their history of different types of violence and related risk factors. RESULTS: The analysis included 1030 women, 624 (60.6%) of whom reported a previous IA. Past or current IPV was reported by 19.3%: 7.0% reported sexual violence, 11.3% physical abuse and 12.1% psychological abuse. Past or current IPV was reported by 22.3% of women with RIA and 14.8% of those undergoing their first IA (adjusted odds ratio 1.57, 95% confidence interval 1.07-2.30; p = 0.02). When we considered sexual, psychological and physical abuse separately, we found that any kind of abuse was more frequent in women with RIA than in women with no previous IA. CONCLUSION: This study underlines the impact of IPV on the risk of RIA and suggests the need for screening for IPV among women requiring abortion, in order to identify women at risk of RIA and to improve their general and reproductive health.
Authors: Longmei Tang; Shangchun Wu; Dianwu Liu; Marleen Temmerman; Wei-Hong Zhang Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-04-22 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Olufunmilayo I Fawole; Busola O Balogun; Adebola A Adejimi; O J Akinsola; Jacqueline M Van Wyk Journal: BMC Med Educ Date: 2019-06-11 Impact factor: 2.463
Authors: James Studnicki; Tessa Longbons; David C Reardon; John W Fisher; Donna J Harrison; Ingrid Skop; Christina A Cirucci; Christopher Craver; Maka Tsulukidze; Zbigniew Ras Journal: Health Serv Res Manag Epidemiol Date: 2022-10-11
Authors: Francesco Napolitano; Luciano Gualdieri; Gabriella Santagati; Italo Francesco Angelillo Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2018-09-23 Impact factor: 3.411