The Association Of Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy With Preterm Birth In Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Background: Preterm birth is a significant and growing public health problem leading tornincreased neonatal morbidity and mortality. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is one ofrnthe factors that affect not only women’s health but also the health of the newborn. However, thernassociation between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and preterm birth was notrnadequately studied in Ethiopia. rnObjective: To assess the association between intimate partner violence during pregnancy andrnpreterm birth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. rnMethods: A facility-based age-matched case-control study was conducted among 420 womenrn[140 cases (women who had preterm births) and 280 controls (women who had term births)] inrnsix public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data was collected using a structured, intervieweradministeredrnquestionnaire.rnrnA woman who reported the experience of at least one act of violentrnact, either physical or sexual or emotional or controlling behaviours by an intimate partnerrnduring the index pregnancy period was considered exposed to intimate partner violence duringrnpregnancy. Descriptive statistics were computed to describe the characteristics of studyrnparticipants. Additionally, the association between intimate partner violence during pregnancyrnand preterm birth was analyzed using multivariable conditional logistics regression model.rnStatistical significance was declared at P

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