Department of Midwifery, School of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Bale Goba, Ethiopia
Dr. Kenbon Seyoum is a Master of Science in Clinical Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Madda Walabu University, Bale Goba, Ethiopia. He has numerous publications and Clinical Research in areas of Nursing and Midwifery.
Research Article
Prevalence of Domestic Violence and Associated Factors among Antenatal Care Attending Women at Robe Hospital, Southeast Ethiopia
Author(s): Cheru Tulu, Emebet Kiflu, Dame Hirkisa, Zebiba Kedir, Lensa Abdurahim, Gemechu Ganfure, Jemal Muhammed, Kenbon Seyoum, Genet Fikadu and Ashenafi Mekonnen*
Introduction: Globally domestic violence against women is one of the social and public health problem occurring
during pregnancy in the form of sexual, physical, or psychological violence imposed by the current or former male
intimate partner. Therefore, this survey aims to assess the prevalence of domestic violence and associated factors
among antenatal attending women at Robe hospital, southeast Ethiopia, 2019.
Method: An institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted from April 25/2019 to May 20/2019
among 385 antenatal care-attending women at Robe hospital. Data was collected using face-to-face interview.
Bivariate analysis was carried out to examine the associations between independent variable and domestic violence
during pregnancy. Those variables with p-values of 0.05 or less were entered into multivar.. View more»