Intimate partner violence (IPV) with miscarriages, stillbirths and abortions: Identifying vulnerable households for women in Bangladesh

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236670
• Publication Date: 2020-07-28T19:10:56Z
• Authors: Awan Afiaz; Raaj Kishore Biswas; Raisa Shamma; Nurjahan Ananna
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Science; Population; Social Sciences; Health Professions; Intimate Partner Violence; Poison control; Domestic violence; 03 medical and health sciences; Suicide prevention; 0302 clinical medicine; Sociology; 5. Gender equality; Intimate Partner Violence and Health Consequences; Pregnancy; Health Sciences; 11. Sustainability; Genetics; Humans; 10. No inequality; Biology; Global Maternal and Child Health Outcomes; Demography; Bangladesh; Q; R; Abortion; 1. No poverty; Abortion, Induced; Stillbirth; FOS: Sociology; 3. Good health; Abortion, Spontaneous; Environmental health; Health; FOS: Biological sciences; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; General Health Professions; Linear Models; Reproductive health; Medicine; Female; Adolescent Sexual Health and Behavior Patterns; Research Article

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a social problem in Bangladesh with adverse effects on maternal healthcare. This study analyzed the sociodemographic factors responsible for intimate and its overall association reproductive healthcare–specifically miscarriages, stillbirths induced abortions (MSA)–using Demographic Health Survey 2007, which contains latest available data till date, hypothesis that associated abortions. The generalized linear regression model was fitted to 3,920 women adjusting survey weights cluster/strata variations. concluded 1 out of every 4 who reported experiencing also having one or more results revealed were significantly age women, residence, at their first birth, sex household head household's financial condition. Furthermore, odds increased by 35% victims violence, establishing significant between violence. There appeared be need address issue both paradigms, particularly poor rural Bangladeshi patriarchal society. These findings demand combined intervention effort vulnerable cohorts, especially if intends attain goals 3.1 5.2 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030.