Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy in South Asia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Samata Nepal Department of Community Medicine, Lumbini Medical College, Palpa, Nepal
  • Alok Atreya Department of Forensic Medicine, Lumbini Medical College, Palpa, Nepal http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6657-7871
  • Dhan Bahadur Shrestha Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Pravash Budhathoki Department of Internal Medicine, Bronxcare Health System, Bronx, NY, USA
  • Samit Lamichhane Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Chitwan, Bharatpur, Nepal
  • Sarbin Nepal Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Chitwan, Bharatpur, Nepal
  • Achyut Marahatta Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Chitwan, Bharatpur, Nepal
  • Rolina Dhital Health Action and Research, Kathmandu, Nepal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i3.3983

Abstract

Background: This systematic review collated the literature on the prevalence rate of different types of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy in South Asia.
Methods: Systematic literature searches were conducted in four major databases (Embase, Scopus, PubMed, PubMed Central) to identify relevant articles published from the inception of each database to May 2021, which reported data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in South Asia. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tool for prevalence studies was used to assess the risk of bias in individual studies. A random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled prevalence and corresponding 95% confidence interval due to significant between-study heterogeneity.
Results: Thirty-seven studies were reviewed which showed an overall prevalence of IPV from South Asian countries was 23.4% (physical violence: 13.6%; sexual violence: 8.5%; emotional violence: 20.2%).
Conclusions: There was a higher prevalence of intimate partner violence during pregnancy reported, with an overall prevalence ranging from 1.7% to 66.4% across studies. Emotional violence was more prevalent form when compared to sexual or physical violence.
Keywords: Intimate partner violence; pregnancy, south Asia; systematic review.

Published
2023-03-07
How to Cite
NepalS., AtreyaA., ShresthaD. B., BudhathokiP., LamichhaneS., NepalS., MarahattaA., & DhitalR. (2023). Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy in South Asia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 20(3), 562-569. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i3.3983
Issue
Vol. 20 No. 3 (2022): Issue 56 july-Sep, 2022
Section
Review Article

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