Journal article
Physical and Emotional Intimate Partner Violence and Women’s Health in the First Year After Childbirth: An Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study
KM FitzPatrick, S Brown, K Hegarty, F Mensah, D Gartland
Journal of Interpersonal Violence | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2022
Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) can comprise physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, and is a widespread public health concern. Despite increasing recognition that women experience different types of IPV, the majority of research has focused on physical IPV. The present study aims to examine associations between different types of IPV (physical, emotional, physical, and emotional) and women’s mental, physical, and sexual health by analyzing longitudinal data from a prospective pregnancy cohort of 1,507 first-time mothers in Melbourne, Australia. Questionnaires included validated measures of physical and mental health (Short Form Health Survey, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) and IPV (Co..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The Maternal Health Study was supported by project grants from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (#199222, #433006, and #491205) and Australian Rotary Health. S. B. holds an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (#1103976); F. M. holds an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (#1111160); and D.G. is supported by the NHMRC Safer Families Center (#1116690). K.F. receives a scholarship from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in association with the NHMRC Safer Families CRE. Research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute is supported by the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Support Program.