@article {4345,
	title = {Symptoms associated with pregnancy complications along the Thai-Burma border: the role of conflict violence and intimate partner violence.},
	journal = {Maternal and child health journal},
	volume = {18},
	year = {2014},
	month = {2014 Jan},
	pages = {29-37},
	abstract = {To assess the association between lifetime violence victimization and self-reported symptoms associated with pregnancy complications among women living in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border. Cross-sectional survey of partnered women aged 15-49~years living in three refugee camps who reported a pregnancy that resulted in a live birth within the past 2~years with complete data (n~=~337). Variables included the lifetime prevalence of any violence victimization, conflict victimization, intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization, self-reported symptoms of pregnancy complications, and demographic covariates. Logistic generalized estimating equations, accounting for camp-level clustering, were used to assess the relationships of interest. Approximately one in six women (16.0~\%) reported symptoms related to pregnancy complications for their most recent birth within the last 2~years and 15~\% experienced violence victimization. In multivariable analyses, any form of lifetime violence victimization was associated with 3.1 times heightened odds of reporting symptoms (95~\% CI 1.8-5.2). In the final adjusted model, conflict victimization was associated with a 3.0 increase in odds of symptoms (95~\% CI 2.4-3.7). However, lifetime IPV victimization was not associated with symptoms, after accounting for conflict victimization (aOR: 1.8; 95~\% CI 0.4-9.0). Conflict victimization was strongly linked with heightened risk of self-reported symptoms associated with pregnancy complications among women in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border. Future research and programs should consider the long-term impacts of conflict victimization in relation to maternal health to better meet the needs of refugee women.},
	keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Crime Victims, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, Human Rights Abuses, Humans, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Myanmar, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Refugees, Sex Offenses, Sexual Partners, Thailand, Violence, War, Young Adult},
	issn = {1573-6628},
	doi = {10.1007/s10995-013-1230-0},
	author = {Falb, Kathryn L and McCormick, Marie C and Hemenway, David and Anfinson, Katherine and Silverman, Jay G}
}
