TY  - SER
AU  - Gao, Wanzhen
AU  - Paterson,Janis
AU  - Carter,Sarnia
AU  - Iusitini,Leon
TI  - Intimate partner violence and unplanned pregnancy in the Pacific Islands Families Study
SN  - 0020-7292
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Ireland
PB  - Elseviers B.V.
KW  - FVC
KW  - DEMOGRAPHICS
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - PACIFIC ISLANDS FAMILIES STUDY
KW  - PREGNANCY
KW  - STATISTICS
KW  - WOMEN
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - PASIFIKA
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 100(2) February 2008 : 109-115
N2  - This journal article reports the findings of a study that examined the association between maternal intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and unplanned pregnancy. Data were collected as part of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study. This study follows a cohort of Pacific infants born in Auckland, New Zealand during 2000. Mothers were interviewed when their children were six weeks old. A total of 1088 mothers cohabiting in married or de-facto partnerships were questioned about IPV and whether their pregnancy had been planned. The Conflict Tactics Scale was used to measure IPV. The authors found that women identified as victims of physical violence were more likely to report an unplanned pregnancy than those who were not victims (68.7% vs 55.1%). A number of limitations to the study are discussed.  The authors conclude that the findings of this study suggest an association between IPV and unplanned pregnancy in the Pacific birth cohort
ER  -