Abstract
Objective: To Estimate prevalence of domestic violence and associated risk factors among pregnant women
attending the Federal General Hospital, Islamabad.
Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: This research was conducted in the Federal General Hospital, Islamabad from May
2014 to October 2014.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross sectional survey was carried out on 150 pregnant women by
employing systematic sampling. Pregnant women without any serious medical complication were selected for
study. Standardized, pretested, domestic violence questionnaire based on PDHS 2012-2013 was used to assess
domestic violence during pregnancy. A SPSS version 16.0 was used for data entry and analysis. Descriptive
analysis of all categorical variables in form of frequencies and percentages along with binary logistic regression
was applied.
Results: Overall, (24.3%) women experienced one form of abuse, answering yes to at least one of the five
domestic violence questions.
This study demonstrated the educational level of pregnant women; income, parity, year since married and
women empowerment were significantly (p<0.001) associated with presence of domestic violence. Parity was
a strong predictor of physical abuse (p<0.001; OR=2.8, 95%CI=1.3-3.6).
Women who belong to low socio-economic income (<10,000/month) were at significantly high risk (p<0.001:
OR=1.5, 95%CI=0.9-3.3) of physical abuse as compared to women with middle and high income (20,000-
50,00/month).
Conclusion: Prevalence of domestic violence among pregnant women is very high in our part of the world. The
statistically significant associated risk factors with the domestic violence are low educational level of pregnant
women along with low income, parity, and poor socio-economic status.
Saira Alyas, Waheed Iqbal, Danish Nadeem, Jamal Zafar, Shahzad Ali Khan, Mudassar Mushtaq Jawad Abbasi. (2015) Prevalence of Domestic Violence among Pregnant Women Visiting Federal General Hospital Islamabad, Journal of Islamic International Medical College, Volume-10, Issue-4.
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