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Friday, April 10, 2015
Domestic violence could harm contraception in women
Plos: Domestic violence affects the choice of birth control in women. According to a recent study, women victims of
physical or sexual abuse have less recourse to contraception, which
often leads to unwanted pregnancies and abortions, or
infections. It's clearly shown that there is not only a correlation
between domestic violence and inadequate contraception, but a causal
relationship. Affected women are more likely to use contraception than their male partners can not refuse. Contraceptive
injection is often used to or sterilization in developing countries,
while intrauterine devices are most often used in the West. Condom use is then less than expected. Thus, according to figures released by WHO, it is not surprising that
women in Africa who are victims of domestic violence have a three times
higher risk of HIV infection. In
the future, it will be necessary for global initiatives to improve
access to contraception to consider domestic violence, says study
author, Lauren Maxwell. In
all cases, women should be examined to detect signs of domestic
violence, and men should not participate in consultations if this factor
was removed earlier.