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Abstract Background Domestic violence is one of the major public health problems throughout the world. Poor and middle-income countries experience more severe domestic violence against pregnant women. It has a negative effect on both mothers and their offspring. However, there was limited evidence on the domestic violence among pregnant women in central Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of domestic violence and its predictors among pregnant women in Durame Town, Central Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 pregnant women in Durame Town. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select the participants. Data were collected through an interviewer-administered questionnaire, entered into EpiData version 4.6 and exported to statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 26 for analysis. Descriptive and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed and statistical significance is declared at p < 0.05. Results The prevalence of domestic violence among pregnant women was 49.0% with 95% CI: (43.3 to 54.7), Mothers who have no formal education AOR = 3.26; 95% CI: (1.33, 7.98), Husbands alcohol consumption AOR = 2.96; 95% CI: (1.68, 5.24), Housewives AOR = 2.25; 95% CI: (1.19, 4.22), and Husbands no formal education AOR = 3.64; 95% CI: (1.35, 9.84) were significant factors associated with domestic violence among pregnant women. Conclusions In this study the prevalence of domestic violence among pregnant women was high. Mothers who have no formal education, housewives, husband’s alcohol consumption and husbands no formal education were factors associated with domestic violence.
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