The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

We aimed to investigate the impact of a referral-based intervention in a prospective cohort of women disclosing intimate partner violence (IPV) on the prevalence of violence, and associated outcomes psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during and after pregnancy. Women seeking ante...

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Published in:BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2017-10, Vol.17 (1), p.346-346, Article 346
Main Authors: Van Parys, An-Sofie, Deschepper, Ellen, Roelens, Kristien, Temmerman, Marleen, Verstraelen, Hans
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Behavior
Belgium - epidemiology
Childrens health
Clinical trials
Domestic violence
Emotional abuse
Evidence-based medicine
Female
Health care
Help seeking behavior
Help-seeking behaviour
Humans
Intervention
Intimate partner violence
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Medical referrals
Postpartum Period - psychology
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Prenatal Care - psychology
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Psychosocial health
Public health
Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data
Safety behaviour
Single-Blind Method
Womens health
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Summary:We aimed to investigate the impact of a referral-based intervention in a prospective cohort of women disclosing intimate partner violence (IPV) on the prevalence of violence, and associated outcomes psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during and after pregnancy. Women seeking antenatal care in eleven Belgian hospitals were consecutively invited from June 2010 to October 2012, to participate in a single-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) and handed a questionnaire. Participants willing to be interviewed and reporting IPV victimisation were randomised. In the Intervention Group (IG) participants received a referral card with contact details of services providing assistance and tips to increase safety behaviour. Participants in the Control Group (CG) received a "thank you" card. Follow-up data were obtained through telephone interview at an average of 10 months after receipt of the card. At follow-up (n = 189), 66.7% (n = 126) of the participants reported IPV victimisation. Over the study-period, the prevalence of IPV victimisation decreased by 31.4% (P < 0.001), psychosocial health increased significantly (5.4/140, P 
ISSN:1471-2393
1471-2393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-017-1519-x