Ferdousy Elma Z, Matin Mohammad A
Department of Statistics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka.
J Health Popul Nutr. 2015 Aug 14;33:16. doi: 10.1186/s41043-015-0016-y.
This study investigates the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and its impact on child morbidity in the south Asian region.
The analysis uses logistic regression models with cross sectional nationally representative data from three countries - Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The data have been pooled from 'Demographic and Health Surveys' (DHS) of Bangladesh, Nepal and 'National Family and Health Survey' (NFHS) of India.
The study revealed that after controlling for potential confounders, children of mothers experiencing physical violence, sexual violence or both were more likely to have Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) (OR(adj) 1.57; 95% CI 1.48-1.67), fever (OR(adj) 1.44; 95% CI 1.35-1.54) and diarrhea (OR(adj )1.56; 95% CI 1.44-1.69).
The results highlight that IPV can influence childhood morbidity and support the need to address IPV with a greater focus within current child nutrition and health programs and policies.
本研究调查了南亚地区针对妇女的亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）及其对儿童发病率的影响。
该分析使用了逻辑回归模型，数据来自孟加拉国、印度和尼泊尔这三个国家具有全国代表性的横断面数据。这些数据汇集了孟加拉国、尼泊尔的“人口与健康调查”（DHS）以及印度的“全国家庭与健康调查”（NFHS）。
研究表明，在控制了潜在混杂因素后，遭受身体暴力、性暴力或两者皆有的母亲的孩子更有可能患急性呼吸道感染（ARI）（调整后的比值比[OR(adj)]为1.57；95%置信区间[CI]为1.48 - 1.67）、发烧（OR(adj)为1.44；95% CI为1.35 - 1.54）和腹泻（OR(adj)为1.56；95% CI为1.44 - 1.69）。
研究结果突出表明，亲密伴侣暴力会影响儿童发病率，并支持在当前的儿童营养与健康计划及政策中更加关注亲密伴侣暴力问题的必要性。
