Cochrane · systematic review · CD009414
Interventions for preventing or reducing domestic violence against pregnant women
Jahanfar, S, Howard, LM, Medley, N · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 66.7%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Any intervention to prevent violence (all interventions) versus standard care for preventing or reducing domestic violence against pregnant women
Population: all pregnant women
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Partner abuse: episodes during pregnancy Any intervention to prevent violence (all interventions) vs standard care | RR 0.5 [0.25, 1.02] | 1 study · 220 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Partner abuse: episodes during the first 3 months postpartum Any intervention to prevent violence (all interventions) vs standard care | RR 0.6 [0.35, 1.04] | 1 study · 271 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Partner abuse: abuse score in the first 3 months postpartum (Conflict Tactics Score*) The CTS is a 19‐item self‐report scale listing behaviours that the respondent’s partner might use in conflicts. Women report the frequency of partner behaviours ... Any intervention to prevent violence (all interventions) vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 46 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Partner abuse in the first 3 months postpartum (Current Abuse Score**) The Current abuse score consists of 2 scales: 1) Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) and 2) Prenatal Psychosocial Profile (PPP). Any intervention to prevent violence (all interventions) vs standard care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 191 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Partner abuse: total episodes at final study assessment (pregnancy and up to 10 weeks postpartum) Any intervention to prevent violence (all interventions) vs standard care | RR 0.62 [0.43, 0.88] | 1 study · 306 participants | Moderate |
Number of low‐birthweight (< 2500 g) babies Any intervention to prevent violence (all interventions) vs standard care | RR 0.74 [0.41, 1.32] | 1 study · 306 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |