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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Is Intimate Partner or Domestic Violence during Pregnancy Associated with Infant Mortality in Cote d’ Ivoire?

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • Leonard Mendola
    Touro College
  • Avion Spencer
    Concordia University

Abstract

Is intimate partner violence (IPV) associated with infant mortality in Cote d’ Ivoire? Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analysis revealed IPV (i.e. emotional, physical and sexual violence) no association with infant mortality. However, significant predictors of IPV are age, education, region, place of residence, and wealth index. Interventions are recommended.

Sexuality/Sexual Behavior