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Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review

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Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Unidad Asistencial Churriana de la Vega, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Churriana de la Vega, 18194 Granada, Spain
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Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada IBS, 18014 Granada, Spain
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Department of Nursing, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(2), 707; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020707
Received: 1 December 2020 / Revised: 7 January 2021 / Accepted: 13 January 2021 / Published: 15 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Policies and Strategies in Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health concern, especially during pregnancy, and needs to be urgently addressed. In order to establish effective actions for the prevention of IPV during pregnancy, authorities must be aware of the real burden of IPV. This review aimed to summarize the existing evidence about IPV prevalence during pregnancy worldwide. Methods: A review of reviews was carried out. All published systematic reviews and meta-analyses published until October 2020 were identified through PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The main outcome was the IPV prevalence during pregnancy. Results: A total of 12 systematic reviews were included in the review, 5 of them including meta-analysis. The quality of the reviews was variable. Physical IPV during pregnancy showed a wide range (1.6–78%), as did psychological IPV (1.8–67.4%). Conclusions: Available data about IPV prevalence during pregnancy were of low quality and showed high figures for physical and psychological IPV. The existing evidence syntheses do not capture the totality of the worldwide disease burden of IPV in pregnancy. View Full-Text
Keywords: intimate partner violence; pregnancy; prevalence; umbrella review intimate partner violence; pregnancy; prevalence; umbrella review
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Román-Gálvez, R.M.; Martín-Peláez, S.; Martínez-Galiano, J.M.; Khan, K.S.; Bueno-Cavanillas, A. Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 707. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020707

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Román-Gálvez RM, Martín-Peláez S, Martínez-Galiano JM, Khan KS, Bueno-Cavanillas A. Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(2):707. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020707

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Román-Gálvez, Rosario M., Sandra Martín-Peláez, Juan M. Martínez-Galiano, Khalid S. Khan, and Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas. 2021. "Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 707. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020707

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