Prevalence, types, and pattern of intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Lima, Peru

Violence Against Women

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-250

  Perales, Maria Teresa ^a,f   Cripe, Swee May ^b   Lam, Nelly ^c   Sanchez, Sixto E ^d,g   Sanchez, Elena ^e,h   Williams, Michelle Anne ^b  

^a Pediatric Emergency Hospital

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

^e Proyectos Salud and Consultores ^*

^f Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Perú Servicio de Pediatría Hospital de Emergencias Pediátricas   (Peru)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^h Proyectos Salud and Consultores   (Peru)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Peru; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERU; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PERU; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149520948     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208329387     Document Type: Article

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