Violence among pregnant women in Denmark from 2019 to 2021 – A hospital-based cross-sectional study
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2024Yazar
Hegaard, Hanne Kristine
Sharif, Heidi
Ankerstjerne, Lea B. S.
Serhatlıoğlu, Seda
Schroll, Anne-Mette
Midtgaard, Julie
Renault, Kristina M.
Broberg, Lotte
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We examined the prevalence of lifetime physical and any recent violence and related maternal characteristics and health in pregnant women. We used Patient Reported Outcomes data retrieved from the Copenhagen Pregnancy Cohort (n = 7,361). The prevalence of lifetime physical and any recent violence was 4.0 % and 1.6 %, respectively. For both lifetime and any recent violence, the highest prevalence rates were seen among women aged 18–24, non-cohabiting, smokers, low levels of educational attainment, and women with chronic medical and psychiatric disease and lower psychological well-being. The prevalence may potentially be underestimated in this study, highlighting the need for improving screening for violence.