Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 May 31;10(s1):jphr.2021.2341.
doi: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2341.

Partners' behavior as the main cause of domestic violence experienced by pregnant adolescents in Jakarta

Irma Permata Sari  1 , S Setyowati  2 , Titin Ungsianik  2
Affiliations

Partners' behavior as the main cause of domestic violence experienced by pregnant adolescents in Jakarta

Irma Permata Sari et al. J Public Health Res. .

Abstract

Background: Adolescent pregnancy leads to a variety of complex problems. Adolescents with an unwanted pregnancy potentially face a stigma or rejection by parents and friends as well as facing threats to be a victim of domestic violence. Violence experienced by pregnant adolescents has a negative impact on the health status of the mother and their fetus. This study aimed to identify the factors triggering domestic violence on pregnant adolescents in Jakarta.

Design and methods: The design of the study was cross-sectional study with convenience sampling (n = 230). The tools used for data collection were questionnaires.

Results: The results of the bivariate analysis showed that the factors associated with domestic violence suffered by pregnant adolescents were the partner's violence history (p=0.000), partner's behaviors (p=0.000), economic status (p=0.002) and family's support (p=0.03). The partner's behavior was the most influential factor that contributed 73.96 times the potential occurrences of domestic violence against pregnant adolescents (p=0.000; OR=73.96).

Conclusions: The involvement of the partner during the pregnancy process is necessary for understanding and comprehension of the changes which may possibly occur due to the partner's pregnancy.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

References

    1. World Health Organization. Trends in maternal mortality 2000 to 2017: estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and the United Nations Population Division. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2019. Available from: https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/maternal-mortality-2...
    1. Djuwitaningsih S, Setyowati S. The development of an interactive health education model based on the the development of an interactive health education model based on the Djuwita application for adolescent girls. Compr Child Adolesc Nurs 2017;40:169–82. - PubMed
    1. United Nations Population Fund. Adolescent pregnancy: A review of the evidence. New York: United Nations Population Fund; 2013. Available from: https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/ADOLESCENTPREGNANCY_UN...
    1. Campo M. Domestic and family violence in pregnancy and early parenthood Overview and emerging interventions. Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies; c2015. Available from: https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/sites/default/files/publication-documents/cfca-...
    1. Herman JW, Finigan-Carr N, Haigh KM. Intimate partner violence and pregnant and parenting adolescents in out of home care: reflection on a data set and implication for intervention. J Clin Nurs 2017;26:2409–16. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources