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- Title
Correlates of In-Law Conflict and Intimate Partner Violence Against Chinese Pregnant Women in Hong Kong.
- Authors
Ko Ling Chan; Tiwari, Agnes; Fong, Daniel Y. T.; Wing Cheong Leung; Brownridge, Douglas A.; Pak Chung Ho
- Abstract
This study examines correlates of in-law conflict with intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women in a cohort of Chinese pregnant women who visited antenatal clinics in Hong Kong. This was a territory-wide, cross-sectional study of 3,245 pregnant women recruited from seven hospitals in Hong Kong. Participants were invited to complete the Chinese Abuse Assessment Screen and a demographic questionnaire. About 9% of the pregnant women reported having been abused by their partners in the preceding year. In-law conflict was the characteristic most significantly associated with preceding-year abuse against pregnant women, after controlling for covariates. Findings underscore the need to obtain information on in-law conflict as a risk factor for IPV. In-law conflict should be included in the assessment of risk for IPV. For the prevention of IPV, family-based intervention is needed to work with victims as well as in-laws.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); PREGNANT women -- Abuse of; CHINESE women; PARENTS-in-law; PREGNANT women -- Crimes against; SPOUSAL abuse; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009, Vol 24, Issue 1, p97
- ISSN
0886-2605
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0886260508315780