Adisa Poljo, Deborah M Tynes, Katharina Timper, Julian Süsstrunk, Marko Kraljević, Ralph Peterli, Adrian T Billeter, Beat P Müller-Stich, Jennifer M Klasen
Breaking down barriers to bariatric care: a qualitative study on how telemedicine could transform patient experiences in a Swiss monocentric setting
BMJ open
existing research shown intimate partner violence ipv may hinder maternal access healthcare services thereby affecting maternal child health however current studies ignored whether emotional intimate partner violence ev could negatively affect maternal healthcare use study aims evaluate impact invisible ipv maternal healthcare utilization pakistan analyzed nationally representative data pakistan demographic health survey database 20122013 20172018 exposure physical intimate partner violence pv ev primary predictor based womens last birth records outcomes included three binary variables indicating whether women inadequate antenatal care anc visits noninstitutional delivery lack postnatal health checkups logistic regression model established weighted samples exposure ev pregnancy significantly associated inadequate anc visits aor 216 95 ci 106 438 p 0033 noninstitutional delivery aor 224 95 ci 141 357 p 0001 lifetime exposure ev associated increased risks inadequate anc visits aor 148 95 ci 100 219 p 0049 lifetime exposure lowscale physical intimate partner violence lspv adjusted aor 173 95 ci 129 231 p 0001 associated increased risks postnatal health checkups pregnant women experienced ev lspv greater risk missing maternal healthcare even violence occurred pregnancy therefore countries high levels ipv early screening invisible violence needs integrated policy development healthcare providers need trained identify ev lspv