Health care for women international
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Health Care Women Int · Oct 2010
Demographic risk factors in domestic violence among pregnant women in Uyo, a community in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria.
There has been increasing global concern about the level of violence against pregnant women. Anecdotal evidence from general observations shows that there may be higher prevalence in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. ⋯ One major concern has been the effects of violence on pregnancy and the difficulty in protecting the pregnant women, since managing violence is often unsuccessful. There is therefore the need to evaluate the magnitude, as well as the risk factors for violence and the sociodemographic characteristics of the women, for purposes of prevention.