Screening for domestic violence during pregnancy in an antenatal clinic in Lebanon.
Author: Hammoury N, Khawaja M.
Source:
European Journal of Public Health, 17(6), 605-606.
The purpose of this brief article is to examine the prevalence of domestic
violence during pregnancy using data from 349 women attending an antenatal clinic
serving refugees in Saidon, Lebanon. The Abuse Assessment Screen was used to
identify cases of abuse among the women attending the clinic during the months of
June and July, 2005. A total of 240 (68.8%) women experienced one form of
physical, emotional, and sexual abuse in their marital life, and 40 (11.4%) women
experienced physical violence during their current pregnancy. Violence during
pregnancy was strongly associated with previous experiences of physical,
emotional and sexual violence.