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Intimate partner violence, forced first sex and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a sample of Zimbabwean women accessing maternal and child health care

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5464-z

Published Online: 2018-05-03

Published Print: 2018-12

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Shamu, Simukai

Munjanja, Stephen

Zarowsky, Christina

Shamu, Patience

Temmerman, Marleen

Abrahams, Naeemah
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Received: 24 April 2017

Accepted: 16 April 2018

First Online: 3 May 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was approved for ethics by the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe and the University of the Western Cape Research Ethics Committee. The Harare City Health Department gave permission for the study to be conducted at the six clinics. All participants, 18 years or older, provided written informed consent while those younger than 18 provided assent after their legal guardians provided written parental/legal guardian consent.

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