Power over parity: intimate partner violence and issues of fertility control

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 201; no. 2; pp. 148.e1 - 148.e7
• Main Authors: Gee, Rebekah E., Mitra, Nandita, Wan, Fei, Chavkin, Diana E., Long, Judith A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.08.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: abortion; Abortion, Induced - psychology; Abortion, Induced - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data; Biological and medical sciences; contraception; Contraception - psychology; Contraception - statistics & numerical data; Data Collection; Female; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; intimate partner violence; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; multiparity; Multivariate Analysis; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Parity; Power (Psychology); Pregnancy; Prevalence; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Spouse Abuse - psychology; Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data; Spouses - psychology; Spouses - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Victimology; Young Adult; intimate partner violence; abortion; contraception; multiparity; Prevention; Mistreatment; Fertility; Violence; Gynecology; Check; Victimology; Obstetrics; Parity
• ISSN: 0002-9378; 1097-6868; 1097-6868
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.048

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between intimate partner violence (IPV), abortion, parity, and contraception use. We recruited 1463 women for this written questionnaire study of IPV. Patient demographics, contraceptive history, and reproductive history were obtained in the w...