Violence against women and the risk of fetal and early childhood growth impairment: a cohort study in rural Bangladesh

Objective:To assess whether different forms of family violence against women were associated with impaired size at birth and early childhood growth.Methods:A substudy embedded into a community-based food and micronutrient supplementation trial (MINIMat) of pregnant women in rural Bangladesh included...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 2009-10, Vol.94 (10), p.775-779
Main Authors: Åsling-Monemi, K, Naved, R T, Persson, L Å
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Anthropometry - methods
Bangladesh - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Birth Weight
Births
Breastfeeding & lactation
Children & youth
Crimes against
Data Analysis
Domestic violence
Families & family life
Family Violence
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation - epidemiology
Fetal Growth Retardation - etiology
Follow-Up Studies
Gender-based violence
General aspects
Growth disorders
Growth Disorders - epidemiology
Growth Disorders - etiology
Health aspects
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal studies
Male
Malnutrition
Medical sciences
MEDICIN
MEDICINE
Miscellaneous
Mortality
Mothers
Paramedics
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Prevention and actions
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
Rural areas
Rural Health - statistics & numerical data
Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Victimology
Violence
Womens health
Young Adult
Young Children
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Summary:Objective:To assess whether different forms of family violence against women were associated with impaired size at birth and early childhood growth.Methods:A substudy embedded into a community-based food and micronutrient supplementation trial (MINIMat) of pregnant women in rural Bangladesh included a 2-year follow-up of the 3164 live-born children of participating women. Anthropometric data were collected from birth up to 24 months of age, and converted to WHO growth standard SD scores. Size at birth and early childhood growth were assessed in relation to women’s exposure to physical, sexual and emotional violence and the level of controlling behaviour in the family.Results:Fifty per cent of all women reported a lifetime experience of some form of family violence. The mean birth weight was 2701 g, 30% were low birth weight (
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.2008.144444