IPV Screening Tool

Video Counselling and Safety Planning App

An app-based safety planning tool to support self-management has been developed. The app is designed to provide decisional support for safety behavior and safety planning and will assist the women in developing strategies that increase their safety by increasing their awareness of IPV-related risks and providing the women with necessary skills to enhance their safety.

Multidisciplinary Assessment and Feasibility Study

The use of internationally validated scales is used to assess whether the eHealth interventions have entailed any change in signs of depression and exposure to IPV. Additionally, the acceptability and feasibility of video counselling and safety planning app are evaluated by use of the Model for Assessment of Telemedicine Applications (MAST) model where the users’ perspectives, safety (risk of harm, network problems, data safety), and ethical aspects (right to refuse eHealth intervention, stigma and discrimination) will be addressed through semi-structured individual interviews and in depth interviews with women and health providers. This will provide an in-depth understanding of how the users have experienced the eHealth interventions.

Feasibility of continuation and upscaling

Management and Communication

Published papers from the STOP project

Publications of the participants of the STOP project

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  2. Kristine Hegaard, H, Sharif, H, Ankerstjerne, LBS, Serhatlioglu, S, Schroll, AM, Midtgaard, J et al.. Violence among pregnant women in Denmark from 2019 to 2021 - A hospital-based cross-sectional study. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2024;39 :100943. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100943. PubMed PMID:38104502 .
  3. Chalise, P, Manandhar, P, Infanti, JJ, Campbell, J, Henriksen, L, Joshi, SK et al.. Addressing Domestic Violence in Antenatal Care Environments in Nepal (ADVANCE) - study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a video intervention on domestic violence among pregnant women. BMC Public Health. 2023;23 (1):1794. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16685-6. PubMed PMID:37715147 PubMed Central PMC10503096.
  4. Sumra, M, Asghar, S, Khan, KS, Fernández-Luna, JM, Huete, JF, Bueno-Cavanillas, A et al.. Smartphone Apps for Domestic Violence Prevention: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20 (7):. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20075246. PubMed PMID:37047862 PubMed Central PMC10094623.
  5. Andreasen, K, Zapata-Calvente, AL, Martín-de-Las-Heras, S, Bueno-Cavanillas, A, Schei, B, Dokkedahl, S et al.. Video Consultations and Safety App Targeting Pregnant Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in Denmark and Spain: Nested Cohort Intervention Study (STOP Study). JMIR Form Res. 2023;7 :e38563. doi: 10.2196/38563. PubMed PMID:36939835 PubMed Central PMC10132014.
  6. Zapata-Calvente, AL, Martín-de-Las-Heras, S, Bueno Cavanillas, A, Andreasen, K, Rasch, V, Khan, KS et al.. E-health psychological intervention in pregnant women exposed to intimate partner violence (eIPV): A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. PLoS One. 2023;18 (3):e0282997. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282997. PubMed PMID:36930616 PubMed Central PMC10022801.
  7. Haugen, T, Halvorsen, JØ, Friborg, O, Simpson, MR, Mork, PJ, Mikkelsen, G et al.. Modified prolonged exposure therapy as Early Intervention after Rape (The EIR-study): study protocol for a multicenter randomized add-on superiority trial. Trials. 2023;24 (1):126. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07147-w. PubMed PMID:36810120 PubMed Central PMC9942301.
  8. Román Gálvez, MR, Riquelme-Gallego, B, Del Carmen Segovia-García, M, Gavilán-Cabello, D, Khan, KS, Bueno-Cavanillas, A et al.. Variations in Author Gender in Obstetrics Disease Prevalence Literature: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;20 (1):. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010727. PubMed PMID:36613057 PubMed Central PMC9819007.
  9. Ankerstjerne, LBS, Laizer, SN, Andreasen, K, Normann, AK, Wu, C, Linde, DS et al.. Landscaping the evidence of intimate partner violence and postpartum depression: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2022;12 (5):e051426. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051426. PubMed PMID:35584869 PubMed Central PMC9119188.
  10. Fernández López, R, de-León-de-León, S, Martin-de-Las-Heras, S, Torres Cantero, JC, Megías, JL, Zapata-Calvente, AL et al.. Women survivors of intimate partner violence talk about using e-health during pregnancy: a focus group study. BMC Womens Health. 2022;22 (1):98. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01669-2. PubMed PMID:35361190 PubMed Central PMC8968779.
  11. Martín-de-Las-Heras, S, Khan, KS, Velasco, C, Caño, A, Luna, JD, Rubio, L et al.. Propensity score analysis of psychological intimate partner violence and preterm birth. Sci Rep. 2022;12 (1):2942. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-06990-2. PubMed PMID:35190645 PubMed Central PMC8861009.
  12. Flaathen, EME, Henriksen, L, Småstuen, MC, Schei, B, Taft, A, Noll, J et al.. Safe Pregnancy intervention for intimate partner violence: a randomised controlled trial in Norway among culturally diverse pregnant women. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022;22 (1):144. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04400-z. PubMed PMID:35189843 PubMed Central PMC8862262.
  13. Zapata-Calvente, AL, Megías, JL, Velasco, C, Caño, A, Khan, KS, Rubio, L et al.. Screening for intimate partner violence during pregnancy: a test accuracy study. Eur J Public Health. 2022;32 (3):429-435. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac009. PubMed PMID:35134894 PubMed Central PMC9159325.
  14. Román-Gálvez, RM, Martín-Peláez, S, Fernández-Félix, BM, Zamora, J, Khan, KS, Bueno-Cavanillas, A et al.. Worldwide Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Public Health. 2021;9 :738459. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.738459. PubMed PMID:34527656 PubMed Central PMC8435609.
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  16. Román-Gálvez, RM, Martín-Peláez, S, Martínez-Galiano, JM, Khan, KS, Bueno-Cavanillas, A. Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: An Umbrella Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18 (2):. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020707. PubMed PMID:33467538 PubMed Central PMC7830915.
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  18. Linde, DS, Bakiewicz, A, Normann, AK, Hansen, NB, Lundh, A, Rasch, V et al.. Intimate Partner Violence and Electronic Health Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22 (12):e22361. doi: 10.2196/22361. PubMed PMID:33306030 PubMed Central PMC7762681.
  19. Normann, AK, Bakiewicz, A, Kjerulff Madsen, F, Khan, KS, Rasch, V, Linde, DS et al.. Intimate partner violence and breastfeeding: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2020;10 (10):e034153. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034153. PubMed PMID:33130559 PubMed Central PMC7783610.
  20. Aye, WT, Lien, L, Stigum, H, Schei, B, Sundby, J, Bjertness, E et al.. Domestic violence victimisation and its association with mental distress: a cross-sectional study of the Yangon Region, Myanmar. BMJ Open. 2020;10 (9):e037936. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037936. PubMed PMID:32938598 PubMed Central PMC7497540.
  21. Nguyen, HT, Ngo, TT, Nguyen, QV, Van Ngo, T, Nguyen, VD, Nguyen, HD et al.. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Vietnam: role of husbands. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2021;24 (2):271-279. doi: 10.1007/s00737-020-01056-6. PubMed PMID:32728774 .
  22. Ciraulo, LA, Ciraulo, NA, Ciraulo, RS, Robaczewski, GD, Andreasen, KP, Falank, CR et al.. American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma "Stop the Bleed Program": Quantifying the Impact of Training Upon Public School Educators Readiness. Am Surg. 2020;86 (11):1520-1524. doi: 10.1177/0003134820933550. PubMed PMID:32683925 .
  23. Gashaw, BT, Schei, B, Solbraekke, KN, Magnus, JH. Ethiopian Health Care Workers' Insights into and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy-A Qualitative Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17 (10):. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103745. PubMed PMID:32466276 PubMed Central PMC7277814.
  24. Vik, BF, Rasmussen, K, Schei, B, Hagemann, CT. Three groups of suspects in police reported rape cases: First-time suspects, recidivists and unidentified suspects. A comparative study. J Forensic Leg Med. 2020;71 :101771. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2019.02.004. PubMed PMID:32342899 .
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  26. Martin-de-Las-Heras, S, Velasco, C, Luna-Del-Castillo, JD, Khan, KS. Maternal outcomes associated to psychological and physical intimate partner violence during pregnancy: A cohort study and multivariate analysis. PLoS One. 2019;14 (6):e0218255. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218255. PubMed PMID:31194820 PubMed Central PMC6564538.
  27. Henriksen, L, Flaathen, EM, Angelshaug, J, Garnweidner-Holme, L, Småstuen, MC, Noll, J et al.. The Safe Pregnancy study - promoting safety behaviours in antenatal care among Norwegian, Pakistani and Somali pregnant women: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2019;19 (1):724. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6922-y. PubMed PMID:31182062 PubMed Central PMC6558870.
  28. Kjerulff Madsen, F, Holm-Larsen, CE, Wu, C, Rogathi, J, Manongi, R, Mushi, D et al.. Intimate partner violence and subsequent premature termination of exclusive breastfeeding: A cohort study. PLoS One. 2019;14 (6):e0217479. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217479. PubMed PMID:31181090 PubMed Central PMC6557484.
  29. Tho Nhi, T, Hanh, NTT, Hinh, ND, Toan, NV, Gammeltoft, T, Rasch, V et al.. Intimate Partner Violence among Pregnant Women and Postpartum Depression in Vietnam: A Longitudinal Study. Biomed Res Int. 2019;2019 :4717485. doi: 10.1155/2019/4717485. PubMed PMID:31179324 PubMed Central PMC6507254.
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  31. Martin-de-Las-Heras, S, Velasco, C, Caño, A, Luna-Del-Castillo, JD, Khan, KS. Poor antenatal care attendance is associated with intimate partner violence: Multivariate analysis of a pregnancy cohort. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2019;237 :204-208. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.05.001. PubMed PMID:31075561 .
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  35. Van Ngo, T, Gammeltoft, T, Nguyen, HTT, Meyrowitsch, DW, Rasch, V. Antenatal depressive symptoms and adverse birth outcomes in Hanoi, Vietnam. PLoS One. 2018;13 (11):e0206650. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206650. PubMed PMID:30388162 PubMed Central PMC6214542.
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