Incidence of Intimate Partner Violence among Ugandan Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

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dc.contributor.authorKrause, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorNg, Shu-Kay
dc.contributor.authorSingasi, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorKabugho, Emma
dc.contributor.authorNatukunda, Harriet
dc.contributor.authorGoh, Judith
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T06:45:50Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T06:45:50Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractTo assess the occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women seeking surgery for pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) in a rural African community. A prospective questionnaire-based study was conducted among women with obstetric fistula, unrepaired obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS), or severe (stage 3 or 4) pelvic organ prolapse (POP) who attended surgical camps at Kagando Hospital in western Uganda between July 15, 2016, and September 14, 2017. The control group comprised women without PFD. Participants completed the Hurt, Insult, Threaten, and Scream (HITS) tool and the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) to screen for IPV. 117 of the 312 women interviewed reported current IPV: 73/214 (34.1%) in the PFD group and 44/98 (44.9%) in the control group. The PFD group comprised unrepaired OASIS (n=85, 39.7%), obstetric fistula (n=75, 35.1%), and severe POP (n=54, 25.2%). All groups experienced high levels of IPV. The frequency of positive screening results for IPV with WAST (score ≥13.0) and/or HITS (score ≥10.5) were: severe POP (n=17, 31.5%), obstetric fistula (n=28, 37.3%), unrepaired OASIS (n=30, 35.3%), and control group (n=44, 44.9%). Women in western Uganda experienced high rates of IPV, regardless of whether or not they had PFD.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKrause, H., Ng, S. K., Singasi, I., Kabugho, E., Natukunda, H., & Goh, J. (2019). Incidence of intimate partner violence among Ugandan women with pelvic floor dysfunction. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 144(3), 309-313.https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12748en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8272
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Gynecology & Obstetricsen_US
dc.subjectDomestic violenceen_US
dc.subjectObstetric anal sphincter injuriesen_US
dc.subjectObstetric fistulaen_US
dc.subjectpelvic floor dysfunctionen_US
dc.subjectPelvic organ prolapseen_US
dc.titleIncidence of Intimate Partner Violence among Ugandan Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunctionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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