Overview

A screening tool increasingly used in clinical practice to assess intimate partner violence (IPV).

Scoring and Interpretation

Scored on a scale of 1 (never) to 5 (frequently), and the total summed. A total score of > 10 is suggestive of IPV. It assesses both psychological IPV and physical aggression.

Citation

Deshpande, N. A., & Lewis-O'Connor, A. 2013. “Screening for Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy.” Reviews in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 6(3-4), 141–148.

Context and Applications to Child Nutrition

Ethiopia 
Woldetensay, Yitbarek Kidane, Tefera Belachew, Shibani Ghosh, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Hans Konrad Biesalski, and Veronika Scherbaum. 2021. "The Effect of Maternal Depressive Symptoms on Infant Feeding Practices in Rural Ethiopia: Community Based Birth Cohort Study." International Breastfeeding Journal 16(1): 1-15.

Adaptations

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Formative Research

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