Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and time to return to sexual activity after childbirth

Analysis of the BRISA prenatal cohort

Bibliographic Data

ID5167191
AuthorsLiendne Penha Abreu (0000-0002-8175-2516, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Mônica Araújo Batalha (0000-0003-0961-5151, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Liliana Yanet Gomez Aristizabal (0000-0002-8723-1789, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Luciana Cavalcante Costa (0000-0001-9246-9380, Universidade Federal do Maranhão), Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista (0000-0002-1529-0165, Universidade Federal do Maranhão)
Year2024
Volume40
Issue5
Pagese00094223-e00094223
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen094223
PMID38896592
OpenAlexW4399745310
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited33

This study aimed to analyze whether there is an association between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and time to return to sexual activity after childbirth in the BRISA cohort in São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil, between 2010 and 2013. This is a longitudinal study conducted with 665 women. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy was measured using an instrument created and validated by the World Health Organization to measure violence against women. Time to return to sexual activity after childbirth was investigated using a structured questionnaire. Logistic regression models were used to analyze whether there is an association between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and time to return to sexual activity after childbirth. The prevalence of violence by an intimate partner during pregnancy was 24.06%. The prevalence of women who returned to sexual activity within 3 months after childbirth was 67.96%. When analyzing the association between exposure and outcome, no association was found in the crude model (OR = 0.88; 95%CI: 0.60-1.30), nor in the adjusted model (OR = 1.00; 95%CI: 0.61-1.63). The study results highlight the importance of providing comprehensive care to women, considering both physical and psychological aspects, since violence has a significant impact on several aspects of women's lives

Childbirth · Cohort · Cohort study · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Obstetrics · Poison control · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Sexual violence · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology