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Intimate partner violence, forced first sex and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a sample of Zimbabwean women accessing maternal and child health care

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ID15367478
AuthorsSimukai Shamu (0000-0002-2290-0515, Foundation for Professional Development, corresponding author), Stephen Munjanja (University of Zimbabwe), Christina Zarowsky (0000-0002-0850-6212, University of the Western Cape), Patience Shamu (0000-0003-1946-5046, University of the Witwatersrand), Marleen Temmerman (0000-0003-2069-8752, Ghent University), Naeema Abrahams (0000-0002-6138-6256, University of the Western Cape), Naeemah Abrahams
Year2018
Volume18
Issue1
Pages595-595
Publication date2018-05-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-018-5464-z
PMID29724216
OpenAlexW2801311287
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited43

Forced first sex (FFS) and intimate partner violence (IPV) are associated with adverse maternal and newborn health outcomes. Strengthening primary and secondary violence prevention is required to improve pregnancy-related outcomes

Domestic violence · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Low birth weight · Miscarriage · Obstetrics · Poison control · Population · Pregnancy · Public health · Reproductive health · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatrics

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Citations per year1,86
Citation span2019 - 2025 (7)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12
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