PMID- 34636592
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211208
LR  - 20211214
IS  - 2078-6204 (Electronic)
IS  - 2078-6190 (Print)
IS  - 2078-6190 (Linking)
VI  - 63
IP  - 1
DP  - 2021 Oct 7
TI  - Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence amongst women 
      attending prevention of mother to child transmission services in Blantyre, 
      Malawi.
PG  - e1-e7
LID - 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5271 [doi]
LID - 5271
AB  - BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) during the perinatal period and when 
      one is HIV-positive is a great concern because of the physical and mental impacts 
      it has on health and on adherence to prevention of mother to child transmission 
      (PMTCT) services. However, factors associated with IPV amongst perinatal women on 
      PMTCT services are not adequately explored in Malawi. The aim of this study was 
      to estimate the various types of IPV and the associated factors amongst 
      HIV-positive pregnant and postnatal women in selected health centres in Blantyre 
      district. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 200 HIV-positive 
      women from antenatal, postnatal and antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics from 
      four selected primary care facilities of Blantyre district. Data were collected 
      between March and May 2018. RESULTS: A total of 50% of the participants reported 
      to have experienced either physical, psychological or sexual violence from their 
      partner in the last 12 months. The multivariate logistic regression model showed 
      that feelings about safety of the relationship and depression were the only 
      factors that were consistently associated with IPV in the last 12 months (p = 
      0.001, Pseudo R2 = 0.20). CONCLUSION: The presence of depression and safety 
      concerns amongst our study participants calls for serious prioritisation of 
      psychological interventions and risk assessment in the management of HIV-positive 
      perinatal mothers who report IPV cases.
FAU - Chepuka, Lignet
AU  - Chepuka L
AD  - Department of Adult Health, Faculty of Nursing Health Studies, Kamuzu College of 
      Nursing, University of Malawi, Blantyre. chepukal@kcn.unima.mw.
FAU - Kwanjo-Banda, Chimwemwe
AU  - Kwanjo-Banda C
FAU - Kafulafula, Ursula
AU  - Kafulafula U
FAU - Sefasi, Anthony
AU  - Sefasi A
FAU - Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis
AU  - Chorwe-Sungani G
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20211007
PL  - South Africa
TA  - S Afr Fam Pract (2004)
JT  - South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of 
      Family Practice/Primary Care
JID - 9701104
SB  - IM
MH  - Child
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control
MH  - *Intimate Partner Violence/prevention & control
MH  - Malawi/epidemiology
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Prevalence
PMC - PMC8603061
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - HIV-positive mothers
OT  - Intimate partner violence (IPV)
OT  - antenatal
OT  - depression
OT  - perinatal
COIS- The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationships that 
      may have inappropriately influenced the writing of this article.
EDAT- 2021/10/13 06:00
MHDA- 2021/12/15 06:00
PMCR- 2021/10/07
CRDT- 2021/10/12 12:20
PHST- 2020/12/31 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/03/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/03/09 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/10/12 12:20 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/10/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/12/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/10/07 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - SAFP-63-5271 [pii]
AID - 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5271 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - S Afr Fam Pract (2004). 2021 Oct 7;63(1):e1-e7. doi: 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5271.