Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review
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Román Gálvez, María Rosario; Martín Peláez, Sandra; Saeed Khan, Khalid; Bueno Cavanillas, AuroraEditorial
MDPI
Materia
Intimate partner violence Pregnancy Prevalence Umbrella review
Fecha
2021Referencia bibliográfica
Román-Gálvez, R.M.; Martín-Peláez, S.; Martínez-Galiano, J.M.; Khan, K.S.; Bueno-Cavanillas, A. Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 707. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/ijerph18020707
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Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities of the Spanish GovernmentResumen
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health concern, especially during
pregnancy, and needs to be urgently addressed. In order to establish effective actions for the
prevention of IPV during pregnancy, authorities must be aware of the real burden of IPV. This review
aimed to summarize the existing evidence about IPV prevalence during pregnancy worldwide.
Methods: A review of reviews was carried out. All published systematic reviews and meta-analyses
published until October 2020 were identified through PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The main
outcome was the IPV prevalence during pregnancy. Results: A total of 12 systematic reviews were
included in the review, 5 of them including meta-analysis. The quality of the reviews was variable.
Physical IPV during pregnancy showed a wide range (1.6–78%), as did psychological IPV (1.8–67.4%).
Conclusions: Available data about IPV prevalence during pregnancy were of low quality and showed
high figures for physical and psychological IPV. The existing evidence syntheses do not capture the
totality of the worldwide disease burden of IPV in pregnancy.