Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review

Rosario M Román-Gálvez, Sandra Martín-Peláez, Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano, Khalid Saeed Khan, Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas, Rosario M Román-Gálvez, Sandra Martín-Peláez, Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano, Khalid Saeed Khan, Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas

Abstract

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health concern, especially during pregnancy, and needs to be urgently addressed. In order to establish effective actions for the prevention of IPV during pregnancy, authorities must be aware of the real burden of IPV. This review aimed to summarize the existing evidence about IPV prevalence during pregnancy worldwide.

Methods: A review of reviews was carried out. All published systematic reviews and meta-analyses published until October 2020 were identified through PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The main outcome was the IPV prevalence during pregnancy.

Results: A total of 12 systematic reviews were included in the review, 5 of them including meta-analysis. The quality of the reviews was variable. Physical IPV during pregnancy showed a wide range (1.6-78%), as did psychological IPV (1.8-67.4%).

Conclusions: Available data about IPV prevalence during pregnancy were of low quality and showed high figures for physical and psychological IPV. The existing evidence syntheses do not capture the totality of the worldwide disease burden of IPV in pregnancy.

Keywords: intimate partner violence; pregnancy; prevalence; umbrella review.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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PRISMA flowchart of the study selection process.

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