Impact of Psychosocial Domestic Violence upon Reproductive Health during Corona Virus Pandemic among Women Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Baghdad City

Abstract

Objectives: To assess Psychosocial domestic violence among women and assess the impact of
Psychosocial domestic violence on women’s reproductive health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Methodology: A descriptive analytical study was conducted on women subjected to psychosocial
domestic violence and impacts of psychosocial domestic violence on women during the Corona
pandemic period. A deliberate sample of (150) women exposed to violence was selected by a member
of her family.
Results: The result of the study showed that the highest percentage (79.4%) of the study sample
members ranged in age from (20 to 34) years, most of whom were housewives, three quarters of the
study sample had a low educational level. Psychosocial domestic violence was at a higher level of
relative sufficiency.
Conclusions: The results indicated that all study sample suffer psychosocial domestic violence during
childbearing age, but most of the study sample considered psychosocial violence to be the most
influential on their lives than other effects.
Recommendations: The study recommends that women be screened for psychosocial domestic
violence during childbearing age. psychosocial domestic violence topics into education curricula,
using social media, the availability of health services, and supporting the strengthening of cooperation
between social agencies, justice and the police through law enforcement and research to promote and
protect women’s rights.