Prevalence, Types, and Pattern of Intimate Partner Violence Among Pregnant Women in Lima, Peru

Perales, Marı́a; May Cripe, Swee; Lam, Nelly; E. Sánchez, Sixto; Sánchez, Elena; A. Williams, Michelle

doi:10.1177/1077801208329387

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Prevalence, Types, and Pattern of Intimate Partner Violence Among Pregnant Women in Lima, Peru

Published in Violence Against Women • Dec 15, 2008

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Marı́a Perales

Swee May Cripe

Nelly Lam

Abstract

This study assesses the prevalence, types, and pattern of intimate partner violence (IPV) during lifetime and current pregnancy for 2,392 women in Lima, Peru. The reported lifetime prevalence of any IPV (physical, sexual, or emotional) is 45.1%. For women who experienced abuse, the prevalence of lif...

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Domestic violence

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Medicine

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