A Systematic Review of African Studies on Intimate Partner Violence against Pregnant Women: Prevalence and Risk Factors

作者: Simukai Shamu , Naeemah Abrahams , Marleen Temmerman , Alfred Musekiwa , Christina Zarowsky

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0017591

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摘要: Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is very high in Africa. However, information obtained from the increasing number of African studies on IPV among pregnant women has …

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