Intimate partner violence and its association with maternal depressive symptoms 6-8 months after childbirth in rural Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Kabir, Zarina N, Nasreen, Hashima E, Edhborg, Maigun
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Co-Action Publishing 2014
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/39677/1/Matrenal_depression_and_intimate_partner_violence.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39677/4/39677_Intimate%20partner%20violence%20and%20its%20association.SCOPUSpdf.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39677/; http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/24725; http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.247

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is important to be addressed simply because it is a gross violation of human rights. Its prevalence is wide ranging across the world, with higher prevalence reported in low- and middle-income countries. Evidence shows that IPV has both direct and indirect...