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A5B - Reproductive Coercion and Partner Violence Among College Women

Monday, June 15, 2015 : 11:00 AM

Title: A5B - Reproductive Coercion and Partner Violence Among College Women

Room 103 (Long Beach Convention Center)
Heidi Collins Fantasia, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC , College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Melissa Sutherland, PhD, FNP-BC , William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Holly B. Fontenot, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC , William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Discipline: Women’s Health (WH)

Learning Objectives:
  • The learner will be able to define reproductive coercion
  • The learner will be able to state 2 ways in which intimate partner violence contributes to reproductive coercion
  • The learner will be able to list 2 strategies to identify reproductive coercion in clinical practice

    • Submission Description:
    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue among women living in the United States, and is linked to unintended pregnancy. Reproductive coercion, a form of IPV, is a man’s behavior that interferes with a woman’s ability to make independent decisions about her reproduction. This presentation will report on findings from a study that investigated IPV and reproductive coercion among college students.

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