The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of a history of abuse among women attendi... more The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of a history of abuse among women attending routine antenatal care in six Northern European countries. Secondly, we explored current suffering from reported abuse. Design. A prospective cohort study SETTING: Routine antenatal care in in Belgium, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden between March 2008 and August 2010. Population. 7174 pregnant women METHODS: A questionnaire including a validated instrument measuring emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Main outcome measure. Proportion of women reporting emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Severe current suffering defined as a Visual Analogue Scale score of ≥6. An overall lifetime prevalence of any abuse was reported by 34.8% of the pregnant women. The ranges across the six countries of lifetime prevalence were 9.7-30.8% for physical abuse, 16.2-27.7% for emotional abuse, and 8.3-21.1% for sexual abuse. Few women reported current sexual abuse, 0.4% compared to 2.2% cu...
The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of a history of abuse among women attendi... more The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of a history of abuse among women attending routine antenatal care in six Northern European countries. Secondly, we explored current suffering from reported abuse. Design. A prospective cohort study SETTING: Routine antenatal care in in Belgium, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden between March 2008 and August 2010. Population. 7174 pregnant women METHODS: A questionnaire including a validated instrument measuring emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Main outcome measure. Proportion of women reporting emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Severe current suffering defined as a Visual Analogue Scale score of ≥6. An overall lifetime prevalence of any abuse was reported by 34.8% of the pregnant women. The ranges across the six countries of lifetime prevalence were 9.7-30.8% for physical abuse, 16.2-27.7% for emotional abuse, and 8.3-21.1% for sexual abuse. Few women reported current sexual abuse, 0.4% compared to 2.2% cu...
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