UNDERSTANDING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE DURING PREGNANCY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, WITH A FOCUS ON TANZANIA

怀孕期间的亲密伴侣暴力是一个严重的发展和公共健康问题，因为它对未出生的孩子、他们的母亲和孩子后来的发育有许多影响。尽管这种做法与巨大的负面风险因素有关，但仍有3%至9%的妇女在怀孕期间遭受亲密伴侣暴力（Shah and Shah， 2010年）。主要原因包括年龄、婚姻状况、贫困以及许多其他因素。不幸的是，只有西方的研究告诉我们怀孕期间亲密伴侣暴力的影响。然而，人们对非洲等低收入地区的这一现象知之甚少，据报道，这些地区对妇女的暴力行为发生率很高。这是一项分为三个步骤的研究，旨在研究撒哈拉以南非洲低收入和中等收入国家怀孕期间亲密伴侣暴力的预测因素，特别关注坦桑尼亚的姆赞扎。目前正在讨论两种方法。第一项研究将分析撒哈拉以南非洲25个以上国家的人口和健康调查数据，并进一步利用对坦桑尼亚1200名妇女进行的关于亲密伴侣暴力的纵向研究，该研究已经成功收集了第三波数据。

Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is a serious developmental and public health issue due to its numerous effects on the unborn child, their mother and the later development of the child. Although enormous and negative risk factors have been associated with this practice, 3 to 9 % of women still experience intimate partner violence during their pregnancy (Shah and Shah, 2010). The leading causes ranged from age, matrimonial status, and poverty, and many others. Unfortunately, only western studies have informed us on the effect of Intimate Partner Violence during pregnancy. Still, very little is known on the phenomenon in low income regions such as Africa with reports high rate of violence against women. This is a is three steps study designed to look at the predictors of Intimate Partner Violence during pregnancy in low-and middle-income countries across sub-Saharan Africa with a special focus on Mzanza, Tanzania. Two methods is being currently discussed. The first will analyze the Demographic and Health Survey data in 25+ countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and further utilize a longitudinal study of 1200 women on intimate partner violence in Tanzania that has already successfully collected the third wave of data.