Influence of intimate partner violence on mental status in Japanese women during the first trimester of pregnancy |
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Authors: | Shunji Suzuki Fukiko Yamada Masako Eto |
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Institution: | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, Tokyo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Objective: We examined the relation between intimate partner violence (IVP) and maternal mental status such as depression and anxiety.Methods: Between April 2016 and October 2016, we asked all Japanese women during the first trimester of pregnancy to answer the three self-administered questionnaires to screen IVP and depressive and anxiety symptoms.Results: There were 19 women who had a high score in the modified Violence Against Women Screen (VAWS) (4.1%, IPV group) and 408 women who had a score 0 (86.8%, control group). Overall, the rate of the women with depressive, anxiety, and depressive plus anxiety symptoms were 21.3, 31.5, and 16.0%, respectively. The rate of depressive and/or anxiety symptoms in the IPV group were significantly higher than those in the control group (Odds ratio?=?5.02 and 7.40, p?.01 by X2 test).Conclusions: The significant adverse effect of IPV on maternal mental status seemed to be observed in Japanese women during the first trimester of pregnancy. |
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Keywords: | Intimate partner violence depressive symptom anxiety symptom first trimester of pregnancy Japan |
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