Prevention of intimate partner violence which was associated with pregnancy termination may reduce the high incidence of termination of pregnancies in Bangladesh. 21.0 % respondents ever had a TOP and 5.8 % had a TOP in last 5 years. Results of this study showed that among the respondents, 31.4 % experienced physical and/or sexual IPV: 13.4 % experienced only sexual violence and 25.8 % experienced only physical violence. A subset of interviews from currently married women, living with a husband and who had at least one pregnancy in the last 5 years ( n = 1875) were extracted.
This cross-sectional study is based on data from 10,146 married women of reproductive age from the Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey, 2007 (BDHS). Therefore, this study assesses the association between experience of IPV and TOP among married Bangladeshi women age 15–49 years. Understanding their association may benefit strategies to reduce termination of pregnancy (TOP). Bangladesh is burdened with the high prevalence of IPV and induced abortion/menstrual regulation. The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its consequences on women’s reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes have been well documented.
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