Intimate partner violence during pregnancy: A pilot intervention program in Lima, Peru

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2054-2076

  Cripe, Swee May ^a   Sanchez, Sixto E ^b   Sanchez, Elena ^c   Quintanilla, Beatriz Ayala ^d   Alarcon, Christian Hernández ^e   Gelaye, Bizu ^a   Williams, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL DOS DE MAYO   (Peru)

^c Proyectos Salud and Consultores   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^e Fiscal Provisional Adjunto Superior de la 8va Fiscalía Superior   (Peru)

Author keywords

intervention; intimate partner violence; Peru; pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERU; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PERU; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957262922     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509354517     Document Type: Article

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