Correlates of In-Law Conflict and Intimate Partner Violence Against Chinese Pregnant Women in Hong Kong  

Oleh:

Ko, Ling Chan ; Tiwari, Agnes ; Daniel Y. T. Fong ; Wing, Cheong Leung ; Brownridge, Douglas A. ; Pak, Chung Ho

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Interpersonal Violence vol. 24 no. 1 (Jan. 2009), page 97-110.
Topik: In-law Conflict; Intimate Partner Violence; Chinese; Pregnancy and Violence
Fulltext: 97.pdf (93.13KB)

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This study examines correlates of in-law conflict with intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women in a cohort of Chinese pregnant women who visited antenatal clinics in Hong Kong. This was a territory-wide, cross-sectional study of 3,245 pregnant women recruited from seven hospitals in Hong Kong. Participants were invited to complete the Chinese Abuse Assessment Screen and a demographic questionnaire. About 9% of the pregnant women reported having been abused by their partners in the preceding year. In-law conflict was the characteristic most significantly associated with preceding-year abuse against pregnant women, after controlling for covariates. Findings underscore the need to obtain information on in-law conflict as a risk factor for IPV. In-law conflict should be included in the assessment of risk for IPV. For the prevention of IPV, family-based intervention is needed to work with victims as well as in-laws.

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