Prevalence and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Maternal Distress in a Community of Low-Income Bangladeshi and Displaced Ethnic Bihari Mothers: Dhaka, 2008-2009

• NCJ Number: 247822
• Journal: Violence Against Women Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Dated: January 2014 Pages: 59-73
• Author(s): Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner; Nusrat Homaira; J. D. Hamadani; Fahmida Tofail; Linda L. Dahlberg; Rashidul Haque; Stephen P. Luby; Ruchira T. Naved
• Date Published: January 2014
• Length: 15 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Low-income, ethnic, and/or displaced mothers are frequently victimized; we explored the burden of intimate partner violence (IPV) among such women.

Abstract

Low-income, ethnic, and/or displaced mothers are frequently victimized; we explored the burden of intimate partner violence (IPV) among such women. Teams administered IPV and maternal distress questionnaires to quantify victimization after the birth of a child. Of 250 mothers reporting abuse, 133 (53%) reported their husband hitting; 111 (44%) kicking, dragging, or beating; 61 (24%) choking or burning; and 33 (13%) injuring them with a knife or gun (12 case-patients per 100 person-years). Women who experienced more forms of victimization reported more distress (p = .01). Mothers in this low-income community experienced severe victimization and distress. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage.