TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of in-law conflict and intimate partner violence against chinese pregnant women in hong kong
AU - Chan, Ko Ling
AU - Tiwari, Agnes
AU - Fong, Daniel Y.T.
AU - Leung, Wing Cheong
AU - Brownridge, Douglas A.
AU - Ho, Pak Chung
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1177/0886260508315780
DO - 10.1177/0886260508315780
M3 - Article
C2 - 18378806
AN - SCOPUS:57049102432
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 24
SP - 97
EP - 110
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 1
ER -
