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Sohrabi H, Mohammadi S. Investigating the relationship between physical violence from a spouse and preeclampsia in postpartum women. SJNMP 2025; 10 (4) :496-506
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1- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
2- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. ,serveh_mohamadi_2012@yahoo.com
2- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. ,
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Background & Aim: Physical violence is the infliction of bodily harm by hitting, beating, or using hands or other tools. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is a major public health problem and a violation of human rights, and this violence can lead to preeclampsia. Because pregnant women who experience physical violence have high levels of mood disorders and stress. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between physical violence by the partner and preeclampsia.
Materials & Methods: This Case-control study was conducted in 2017 on 110 postpartum mothers in two groups of 55 with and without preeclampsia in Besat Hospital, Sanandaj. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire of demographic and obstetric characteristics, as well as a physical violence questionnaire derived from the World Health Organization. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 22) and Mann-Whitney and Chi-square statistical tests. A P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The results of the present study showed that there was no significant association between physical violence from the spouse and the incidence of preeclampsia in mothers during pregnancy (P=0.328).
Conclusion: Although the odds ratio of preeclampsia in the preeclamptic group in the presence of violence was 1.624 times that of the non-preeclamptic group, it is therefore recommended that more comprehensive and broader studies in terms of method and content be conducted during different trimesters of pregnancy to examine the levels of domestic violence and its relationship with preeclampsia.
Materials & Methods: This Case-control study was conducted in 2017 on 110 postpartum mothers in two groups of 55 with and without preeclampsia in Besat Hospital, Sanandaj. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire of demographic and obstetric characteristics, as well as a physical violence questionnaire derived from the World Health Organization. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 22) and Mann-Whitney and Chi-square statistical tests. A P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The results of the present study showed that there was no significant association between physical violence from the spouse and the incidence of preeclampsia in mothers during pregnancy (P=0.328).
Conclusion: Although the odds ratio of preeclampsia in the preeclamptic group in the presence of violence was 1.624 times that of the non-preeclamptic group, it is therefore recommended that more comprehensive and broader studies in terms of method and content be conducted during different trimesters of pregnancy to examine the levels of domestic violence and its relationship with preeclampsia.
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Received: 2025/05/17 | Revised: 2026/04/9 | Accepted: 2025/06/21 | Published: 2025/06/21 | ePublished: 2025/06/21
Received: 2025/05/17 | Revised: 2026/04/9 | Accepted: 2025/06/21 | Published: 2025/06/21 | ePublished: 2025/06/21
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