Social support and intimate partner violence during pregnancy among women attending antenatal care in Moshi Municipality, Northern Tanzania

• Main Authors: Geofrey Nimrod Sigalla (Author), Vibeke Rasch (Author), Tine Gammeltoft (Author), Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch (Author), Jane Rogathi (Author), Rachel Manongi (Author), Declare Mushi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem with negative health consequences for women and their pregnancies. While social support has a protective effect against IPV and reduces health consequences of violence, its association with experiencing IPV du...