Intimate partner violence and maternal health services utilization: Evidence from 36 National Household Surveys
High rates of maternal mortality and intimate partner violence (IPV) are both major worldwide health challenges. Evidence from single-country samples suggests that IPV may be an important risk factor for low utilization of maternal health services, but there is little large-scale evidence on this as...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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BMC
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142368 |
| Sumario: | High rates of maternal mortality and intimate partner violence (IPV) are both major worldwide health challenges. Evidence from single-country samples suggests that IPV may be an important risk factor for low utilization of maternal health services, but there is little large-scale evidence on this association. This paper evaluates whether IPV is a risk factor for low utilization of maternal health services in a large cross-country sample, and also compiles evidence on the relative effects of different forms of IPV. |
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