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Domestic Violence During Pregnancy in Greece

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  • Evangelia Antoniou

    (Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens 12243, Greece)

  • Georgios Iatrakis

    (Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens 12243, Greece)

Abstract

There are no data about the prevalence of domestic violence during pregnancy in Greece. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and the associated factors of domestic violence in a representative population of pregnant women in Greece. Five hundred and forty-six consecutive women, in outpatient clinics of two Public General Regional Hospitals in Athens, agreed to answer anonymously the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) questionnaire, translated into the Greek language. Five hundred and forty-six questionnaires were returned (100% response rate), revealing that the prevalence of domestic violence in pregnancy is 6%, with 3.4% of the sample having being abused since the beginning of pregnancy, mainly by their husband/partner. The factors associated with higher risk of abuse during pregnancy were nationality, socio-economic background, and educational level. Foreign women or women with a foreign partner, unemployed individuals, housewives, and university students faced a higher risk of being abused. A substantial age difference (≥10 years) in the couple, a history of abortions, and an undesired pregnancy also increased the risk of violence in pregnancy. These findings suggest that prenatal care is an important period for discussing abuse and, in the end, encouraging women to seek help.

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  • Evangelia Antoniou & Georgios Iatrakis, 2019. "Domestic Violence During Pregnancy in Greece," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:21:p:4222-:d:281954
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    Cited by:

    1. Evangelia Antoniou, 2020. "Women’s Experiences of Domestic Violence during Pregnancy: A Qualitative Research in Greece," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-20, September.
    2. Claudio Costantino & Alessandra Casuccio & Vincenzo Restivo, 2020. "Potential Risks and Factors of Women’s Health Promotion," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-7, December.
    3. Halyna P. Zharovska & Olena I. Yuschyk & Lesia V. Husar & Tetiana V. Prodan & Oleksiy V. Stratiy, 2021. "Means of Individual Counteraction to Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 10, July.

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