Gyuse A N I, Ushie A P, Etukidem A
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar.
Niger J Med. 2009 Oct-Dec;18(4):375-9. doi: 10.4314/njm.v18i4.51246.
Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well being and not just the absence of disease. Domestic violence (synonyms: spouse abuse, partner or intimate violence, family violence) is a public health problem which is defined as any intentional abuse of a family member (mostly females but not exclusive) by his/her partner that causes pain or injury. There is paucity of data on domestic violence mainly because of under-reporting by the victims. However, domestic violence is said to be a more frequent occurrence than other recognized pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia, twin pregnancy or gestational diabetes for which women are routinely screened during the antenatal period. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of domestic violence in pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of a local Nigerian mission hospital in Jos, Plateau state.
This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study of women attending antenatal clinic at ECWA Evangel Hospital, Jos over a six month period using the Abuse Assessment Screen developed by McFarlane to detect the prevalence of domestic violence. The data were analysed using Epi Info Version 2002.
Three hundred and forty pregnant women were studied. Majority of them were married and were mostly aged between 20 and 39 years. Domestic violence prevalence was 12.6% (43) in the current pregnancy and 63.2% (215) previously.
The study establishes that women in our environment experience domestic violence during pregnancy and majority of them also have a previous history of abuse. There is the need to routinely screen for domestic violence in pregnant women so as to prevent potential adverse pregnancy outcomes and to interrupt existing abuse.
健康被定义为身体、心理、社会和精神完全健康的状态，而不仅仅是没有疾病。家庭暴力（同义词：配偶虐待、伴侣或亲密暴力、家庭暴力）是一个公共卫生问题，被定义为家庭成员（主要是女性，但不限于女性）的伴侣对其进行的任何故意虐待行为，这种行为会导致疼痛或伤害。关于家庭暴力的数据匮乏，主要是因为受害者报告不足。然而，据说家庭暴力的发生率比其他公认的妊娠并发症，如先兆子痫、双胎妊娠或妊娠期糖尿病更高，而女性在产前检查时通常会对这些并发症进行筛查。本研究的目的是确定在尼日利亚高原州乔斯市一家当地教会医院产前诊所就诊的孕妇中家庭暴力的患病率。
这是一项横断面描述性研究，对在乔斯市伊夸福音医院产前诊所就诊的女性进行了为期六个月的研究，使用麦克法兰开发的虐待评估筛查工具来检测家庭暴力的患病率。数据使用Epi Info 2002版本进行分析。
对340名孕妇进行了研究。她们大多数已婚，年龄大多在20至39岁之间。当前妊娠期间家庭暴力患病率为12.6%（43例），既往有家庭暴力史的患病率为63.2%（215例）。
该研究表明，我们所处环境中的女性在孕期经历过家庭暴力，而且她们中的大多数人既往也有受虐史。有必要对孕妇常规筛查家庭暴力，以预防潜在的不良妊娠结局并阻断现有的虐待行为。
