Intimate partner violence among reproductive-age women with chronic mental illness attending a psychiatry outpatient department: cross-sectional facility-based study, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Zerihun, Tigist Tesfaye, Markos Deyessa, Negussie Bekele, Delayehu
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV), and associated factors, in reproductive-aged women attending psychiatric outpatient departments.DesignCross-sectional facility-based study.SettingOutpatient psychiatric clinics of public hospitals in Addis Ababa.ParticipantsReproductive aged women with chronic mental illness (CMI) who attended follow-up in psychiatric outpatient clinics.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe data were collected using a multi-culturally validated instrument from randomly sampled women with CMI. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify factors independently associated with IPV.ResultFour hundred and twenty-two women who were attending the psychiatric outpatient clinics took part in the study. The majority of participants 62.0% (95% CI 56.1 to 68.8) experienced IPV at least once in their lifetime. The most common form of IPV experienced by women was emotional violence (60%; 95% CI 55.0 to 64.7). One hundred and eighty-six (44.1%; (95% CI 39.3 to 48.8)) respondents experienced physical or sexual violence during the last year. A history of divorce (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR]=5.64; 95% CI 2.75 to 11.56) and having a mental illness for more than 5 years (AOR=2.23; 95% CI 1.26 to 3.93) were associated with any form of IPV.ConclusionThe high prevalence of IPV among women attending psychiatric outpatient services highlights the need to routinely inquire about IPV and develop effective strategies to prevent it among this vulnerable group.
Journal	BMJ Open
Volume Number	11
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8655586
Issue Number	12
PubMed reference number	34880005
e-ISSN	20446055
DOI	10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045251
Language	English
Publisher	BMJ Publishing Group
Publisher Date	2021-12-08
Publisher Place	London
Access Restriction	Open
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Subject Keyword	schizophrenia & psychotic disorders public health reproductive medicine mental health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine