The Prevalence and correlates of physical abuse within marriage in a cohort of pregnant women in the Badulla district

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dc.contributor.authorMoonesinghe, LNen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-14T07:46:32Z
dc.date.available2011-02-14T07:46:32Z
dc.date.created2002en_US
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.descriptionDissertation: MD (Community Medicine), Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM, 2002.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to develop and validate a screening instrument (abuse assessment questionnaire) for use in antenatal clinics for the identification of physical abuse and to describe the extent, severity and psychosocial correlates of abuse within marriage, in a cohort of pregnant women in the Badulla district, Sri Lanka.This study concludes that physical abuse is a profound public health and a social problem for women be sensitised and screened for physical abuse in the antenatal clinic by trained public health midwives. It also recommends intervention of key issues that bring about abuse, primarily alcohol consumption by men and the initiation if support services for victims of abuse.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMoonesinghe, LN, The Prevalence and correlates of physical abuse within marriage in a cohort of pregnant women in the Badulla district, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo PGIM, 2002: p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/127912
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPost Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM.en_US
dc.rightsPost Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo, PGIM: Sri Lanka HELLIS Networken_US
dc.source.urihttps://hellis.srilanka.healthrepository.orgen_US
dc.subjectSpouse abuseen_US
dc.subject.meshViolenceen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshCohort Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancyen_US
dc.titleThe Prevalence and correlates of physical abuse within marriage in a cohort of pregnant women in the Badulla districten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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