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Marital status, duration of cohabitation, and psychosocial well-being among childbearing women: A canadian nationwide survey

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  • Urquia, M.L.
  • O'Campo, P.J.
  • Ray, J.G.

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Objectives. We examined the joint associations of marital status and duration of cohabitation on self-reported intimate partner violence, substance use, and postpartum depression among childbearing women. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2006-2007 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey, a cross-sectional nationwide sample of 6421 childbearing women. Cohabiting women were married or nonmarried women living with a partner; noncohabiters were single, divorced, or separated women. We further categorized cohabiters by their duration of cohabitation (≥ 2, 3-5, or > 5 years). We used logistic regression to generate adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Results. About 92% of women were cohabiters. Compared with married women living with a husband more than 5 years, unmarried women cohabiting for 2 years or less were at higher odds of intimate partner violence (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 4.64; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.85, 7.56), substance use (AOR = 5.36; 95% CI = 3.06, 9.39), and postpartum depression (AOR = 1.87; 95% CI = 1.25, 2.80); these risk estimates declined with duration of cohabitation. Conclusions. Research on maternal and child health would benefit from distinguishing between married and unmarried cohabiting women, and their duration of cohabitation. Copyright © 2012 by the American Public Health Association®.

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  • Urquia, M.L. & O'Campo, P.J. & Ray, J.G., 2013. "Marital status, duration of cohabitation, and psychosocial well-being among childbearing women: A canadian nationwide survey," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(2), pages 8-15.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.301116_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301116
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    1. Doaa M. Abdel-Salam & Bashayer ALruwaili & Doaa Mohamed Osman & Maha Mamluh M. Alazmi & Sama Ayman Mater ALghayyadh & Rawan Ghazi Zaki Al-sharari & Rehab A. Mohamed, 2022. "Prevalence and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence among Women Attending Different Primary Health Centers in Aljouf Region, Saudi Arabia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-13, January.
    2. Woojin Chung & Roeul Kim, 2014. "Does Marriage Really Matter to Health? Intra- and Inter-Country Evidence from China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Republic of Korea," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(8), pages 1-10, August.

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