%0 Journal Article
%T A Systematic Review of African Studies on Intimate Partner Violence against Pregnant Women: Prevalence and Risk Factors
%A Simukai Shamu
%A Naeemah Abrahams
%A Marleen Temmerman
%A Alfred Musekiwa
%A Christina Zarowsky
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0017591
%X Intimate partner violence (IPV) is very high in Africa. However, information obtained from the increasing number of African studies on IPV among pregnant women has not been scientifically analyzed. This paper presents a systematic review summing up the evidence from African studies on IPV prevalence and risk factors among pregnant women.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0017591