The purpose of this trial was to examine the effectiveness of Couple-Based Violence Prevention Education (CBVPE) in reducing intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy in rural Ethiopia. The study found that CBVPE is effective in reducing IPV during pregnancy in the study setting. Scale-up and adaptation to similar settings are recommended.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39823488/

References

  1. WHO, Violence against women prevalence estimates, 2018: global, regional and national prevalence estimates for intimate partner violence against women and global and regional prevalence estimates for non-partner sexual violence against women. Executive summary. Geneva: World Health Organization;. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. 2021.

  2. Dutamo Z., Assefa N., and Egata G., Maternal health care use among married women in Hossaina, Ethiopia. BMC Health Serv Res, 2015. 15: p. 365.

  3. Kebede A.A., et al.., Nearly Half of Women Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021; The Role of Social Support and Decision-Making Power. Front Public Health, 2022. 

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Maternal/Fetal health during pregnancy  Gender-based violence (Mesh)  

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