Association between violence during pregnancy and preterm birth and low birth weight in Colombia: Analysis of the demographic and health survey. Issue 11 (2nd November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jaraba, Sara Milena Ramos; Garcés-Palacio, Isabel C.
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 40:Issue 11(2019)
• Page Start: 1149
• Page End: 1169
• Publication Date: 2019-11-02
• Subjects: Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Women -- psychology; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Santé, Services de -- Périodiques; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2019.1566331
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

Abstract: To explore the association between low birth weight and preterm birth with violence during pregnancy, we conducted a cross-sectional study by using the 2010 Colombian Demographic and Health Survey. We conducted bivariate analyses, binomial logistic regression, and stratified models by age, and 14, 520 women were included. There was no association between violence and low birth weight. Nonetheless, an association with preterm birth in women aged over 35 was observed (OR 1.98, 95%CI 1.23, 3.17). Prenatal care appeared to be a protective factor for both outcomes. This research unexpectedly showed that supplementation with folic acid and iron was associated with preterm birth.