2012/04/30 by Md. Mosfequr Rahman, Mosfequr Rahman, Toshiyuki Sasagawa +5 · 1 citation
Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health #Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse #Intimate Partner and Family Violence
paper · doi:10.1177/0886260512441072
openalex publication_date 2012/04/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
This study examined the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and unintended pregnancy using data from women reporting IPV in the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey. The analysis included 4,695 married women, aged 15 to 40 years, who had at least one birth in the last 5 years. Bivariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the relationship between IPV and pregnancy. About one third (30.4%) of women were abused physically and/or sexually and about one third (30.9%) of their births in the last 5 years were unintended. Compared with women who suffered no IPV, women who were abused sexually had a 1.64-fold increased risk of unintended pregnancy, which is higher than those who suffered physical abuse only (odds ratio: 1.35). The prevalence of unintended pregnancy among those who experienced severe physical violence was 1.60 times higher than those who reported no abuse. The findings indicate a significant relationship between IPV and unintended pregnancy among Bangladeshi women.