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The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence and types of DV among rural pregnant women globally using systematic review and meta-analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis expanded checklist for 2020 was employed. The Condition-Context-Population framework was used to determine the inclusion criteria. Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria. The PubMed, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Scopus databases were searched for published articles through January 2023. Pooled prevalence and types of DV in rural pregnant women were assessed using the random effect model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>DV against rural pregnant women was prevalent at 33.4% (95% CI 20.8 to 47.9%). Psychological violence was the most common with a prevalence of 34.2%, followed by physical violence (14.1%) and sexual violence (13.5%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>One-third of pregnant women in rural areas are victims of DV. In rural pregnant women, the prevalence of DV is higher than overall global estimates. 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