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Domestic Violence During Pregnancy and Women's Health-Related Quality of Life

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  • Maryam Gharacheh
  • Shahdokht Azadi
  • Nooredin Mohammadi
  • Simin Montazeri
  • Zohre Khalajinia

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Domestic violence during pregnancy is a major health problem with significant psychological and physical impairments for pregnant women. To assess the relationship between domestic violence during pregnancy and women's health-related quality of life (HRQoL), a cross-sectional study was conducted on 341 postnatal women who referred to urban health care centers in Gachsaran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Domestic violence was assessed using a questionnaire modified from the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS), and Iranian version of Short Form-36 questionnaire was used to assess women's HRQoL. The findings of the study showed 44.5% of women reported experiencing domestic violence during pregnancy. All the SF-36 subscales including both physical and mental health dimen­sions scored lower in the abused women compared to the non-abused women, and differences between the groups in the six subscales of SF-36 except ‘physical functioning’ and ‘bodily pain’ were statistically significant (P<.05). These results suggest that domestic violence during pregnancy is associated with poor HRQoL in abused women.

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  • Maryam Gharacheh & Shahdokht Azadi & Nooredin Mohammadi & Simin Montazeri & Zohre Khalajinia, 2016. "Domestic Violence During Pregnancy and Women's Health-Related Quality of Life," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(2), pages 1-27, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:gjhsjl:v:8:y:2016:i:2:p:27
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