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Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries

Lukasse, Mirjam; Schroll, Anne-Mette; Ryding, Else Lena; Campbell, Jacquelyn; Karro, Helle; Kristjansdottir, Hildur; Laanpere, Made; Steinsgrimsdottir, Thora; Tabor, Ann; Temmerman, Marleen; Van Parys, An-Sofie; Wangel, Anne-Marie; Schei, Berit
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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2392617
Date
2014
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 2014, 93(7):669-677   10.1111/aogs.12392
Abstract
Objectives. The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of a history

of abuse among women attending routine antenatal care in six northern Euro-

pean countries. Second, we explored current suffering from reported abuse.

Design. A prospective cohort study. Setting. Routine antenatal care in Belgium,

Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden between March 2008 and

August 2010. Population. A total of 7174 pregnant women. Methods. A ques-

tionnaire including a validated instrument measuring emotional, physical and

sexual abuse. Main outcome measure. Proportion of women reporting emo-

tional, physical and sexual abuse. Severe current suffering defined as a Visual

Analogue Scale score of 6. Results. An overall lifetime prevalence of any abuse

was reported by 34.8% of the pregnant women. The ranges across the six

countries of lifetime prevalence were 9.7–30.8% for physical abuse, 16.2–27.7%

for emotional abuse, and 8.3–21.1% for sexual abuse. Few women reported

current sexual abuse, 0.4% compared with 2.2% current physical abuse and

2.7% current emotional abuse. Current severe suffering was reported by 6.8%

of the women who reported physical abuse, 9.8% of those who reported sexual

abuse and 13.5% for emotional abuse. Conclusion. A high proportion of preg-

nant women attending routine antenatal care report a history of abuse. About

one in ten of them experiences severe current suffering from the reported

abuse. In particular, these women might benefit from being identified in the

antenatal care setting and being offered specialized care.
Publisher
Wiley
Journal
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

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