Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women exposed to domestic violence during pregnancy in an Iranian setting

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Golchin, Nayereh Azam Hajikhani ^a,b   Hamzehgardeshi, Zeinab ^c   Hamzehgardeshi, Leila ^c   Ahoodashti, Mahboobeh Shirzad ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Iran; Pregnancy; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVISED CONFLICT TACTICS SCALE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL VIOLENCE;

EID: 84901264337     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: 20741812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.11989     Document Type: Article

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