@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence, pattern and factors of intimate partner violence against Saudi women",
journal="Journal of public health (Oxford)",
year="2019",
author="Abolfotouh, Mostafa A. and Almuneef, Maha",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its correlates, amongst currently married Saudi women. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 400 currently married females aged 19-65 years old who attended the outpatient clinics of PHC centres in Riyadh, from 1 November 2015 to 1 February 2016, were screened for the current and previous experiences with IPV, and its correlates, using the previously validated Arabic version of the WHO multi-country instrument on violence against women. Logistic regression analyses were applied to identify the correlates of IPV. <br><br>RESULTS: The lifetime overall prevalence of IPV was 44.8%, in the form of; physical (18.5%), emotional (25.5%), sexual (19.2%) and economic (25.3%) violence. Wife's experience of child abuse was significantly associated with physical [OR = 3.63, P < 0.001], emotional [OR = 2.2, P = 0.004], sexual [OR = 2.42, P = 0.006], economic [OR = 2.24, P = 0.006] and overall IPV [OR = 2.76, P < 0.001], whilst husband's experience was significantly associated with only the emotional violence [OR = 2.4, P = 0.004]. Physical violence was significantly more prevalent when the woman lived with other wife in same house. <br><br>CONCLUSION: IPV with its all forms was prevalent amongst Saudi women. Child abuse experience and polygamy were significantly associated with IPV. Designing tailored IPV national prevention programmes is a necessity.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1741-3842",
doi="10.1093/pubmed/fdz092",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz092"
}