Ononokpono Dorothy Ngozi, Azfredrick Ezinwanne Christiana
a Department of Sociology and Anthropology , University of Uyo , Uyo , Nigeria.
Health Care Women Int. 2014;35(7-9):973-89. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2014.924939. Epub 2014 Aug 8.
Our aim in this study is to examine the association between women's lifetime experiences of physical, sexual, and emotional intimate partner violence (IPV) and the use of maternal health care services. We used data from the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. Analysis was based on responses from 17,476 women (for antenatal care [ANC]) and 17,412 (for delivery assisted by a skilled health provider) who had had deliveries in the 5 years preceding the survey. We found an overall IPV prevalence rate of 33.4%. Physical IPV was associated with low use of ANC. Emotionally abused women were less likely to use delivery assistance from skilled health care providers. Based on our findings, we suggest the importance of designing interventions to address the health care needs of women who have experienced violence from their partners.
我们这项研究的目的是考察女性一生中遭受身体、性和情感方面亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的经历与孕产妇保健服务利用情况之间的关联。我们使用了2008年尼日利亚人口与健康调查的数据。分析基于在调查前5年内分娩的17476名妇女（用于产前保健[ANC]）和17412名妇女（用于由熟练卫生保健提供者协助分娩）的回答。我们发现IPV的总体患病率为33.4%。身体方面的IPV与产前保健利用率低有关。遭受情感虐待的妇女获得熟练卫生保健提供者分娩协助的可能性较小。基于我们的研究结果，我们建议设计干预措施以满足遭受伴侣暴力的妇女的医疗保健需求具有重要意义。
