TY - JOUR
T1 - Testing an intervention to prevent further abuse to pregnant women
AU - Parker, Barbara
AU - McFarlane, Judith
AU - Soeken, Karen
AU - Silva, Conception
AU - Reel, Sally
PY - 1999/2
Y1 - 1999/2
N2 - Although violence against women is recognized as a major public health problem, few interventions have been developed to reduce abuse. In this study, 132 pregnant women received three counseling sessions that were designed to reduce further abuse. A comparison group of 67 abused women were offered wallet-sized cards listing community resources for abuse. Women in both groups were followed at 6 months and 12 months post-delivery. Using repeated measures MANCOVA with entry scores as a covariate, we found significantly less violence reported by women in the intervention group than by women in the comparison group.
AB - Although violence against women is recognized as a major public health problem, few interventions have been developed to reduce abuse. In this study, 132 pregnant women received three counseling sessions that were designed to reduce further abuse. A comparison group of 67 abused women were offered wallet-sized cards listing community resources for abuse. Women in both groups were followed at 6 months and 12 months post-delivery. Using repeated measures MANCOVA with entry scores as a covariate, we found significantly less violence reported by women in the intervention group than by women in the comparison group.
KW - Abuse in pregnancy
KW - Intervention studies
KW - Longitudinal research
KW - Nursing intervention
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199902)22:1<59::AID-NUR7>3.0.CO;2-B
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199902)22:1<59::AID-NUR7>3.0.CO;2-B
M3 - Article
C2 - 9928964
AN - SCOPUS:0033074332
SN - 0160-6891
VL - 22
SP - 59
EP - 66
JO - Research in Nursing and Health
JF - Research in Nursing and Health
IS - 1
ER -