The effect of intimate partner violence on unintended pregnancies: a Philippine case
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2018-12-17
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We associate intimate partner violence to unintended pregnancies because
intimate partner violence is considered a risk factor to a number of fertility and
reproductive-related problems. We focus the study in the Philippine setting, because of
the lack of studies between the relationship of violence against women and unintended
pregnancies in developing countries. Provided with the National Demographic and
Health Survey data for 2017 in the Philippines, we used OLS, probit, logit, logistic, and
biprobit regressions to study and prove the relationship between IPV and unintended
pregnancy; we also explored the effects of sociodemographic factors, abuse-related
factors such as severity of the violence and number of control issues, factors related to
women’s autonomy, and the partner’s characteristics. The odds of women to experience
an unintended pregnancy were elevated when they experienced any form of violence
(OR, 1.409). This observation was significant at 5% significance level. The findings of
this study can better promote action by public and private institutions against violence
against women, and promote participation of men in fertility control programs.
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Intimate Partner Violence, Unintended Pregnancy, Philippines, Violence against Women, Family Planning, Reproductive Health, Population, Fertility