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Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Afghan Refugee Women in Iran Publisher Pubmed



Delkhosh M1, 2, 3 ; Merghati Khoei E4, 5 ; Ardalan A1 ; Rahimi Foroushani A6 ; Gharavi MB7
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  1. 1. Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Disaster & Emergency Health, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Iranian National Center of Addiction Studies (INCAS), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Brian & Spinal Cord Injury, Neuroscience Institution, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Public Health Center, Deputy of Health, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran

Source: Health Care for Women International Published:2019


Abstract

Refugee women are at high risk of experiencing high level of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and its negative impacts. We conducted a cross-sectional population-based household survey with refugees in a settlement in the city of Semnan, Iran, from 2016 to 2017. Afghan refugee women (n = 188) with ages between 15 and 49 years were recruited for the survey. Overall, about 79.8% of the participants reported to have experienced a form of IPV in the past 12 months. IPV exposure is associated with a negative reproductive health outcome. The high prevalence of IPV found among refugee women in the present research and its strong links with poor reproductive health outcomes, underline the urgent need for the development and testing of appropriate interventions in refugee settlements. © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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