TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - What are the Saudi community attitudes towards domestic violence against women? A cross-sectional study from Riyadh
JO  - Journal of transcultural nursing
A1  - Selim, Abeer
A1  - Omar, Abeer
A1  - Almubayi, Nada
A1  - Alayed, Aseel
A1  - AlQahtani, Jamilah
A1  - Almutairi, Anwar
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Culture and social norms shape attitudes towards domestic violence against women (DVAW). Attitudes accepting DVAW contribute to violence. There is scarce evidence about community attitudes towards DVAW in Saudi Arabia. The study explores the Saudi community attitudes towards DVAW. <br><br>METHODS: The study utilized a descriptive cross-sectional design using a self-report structured questionnaire to collect socio-demographic data and participants' attitudes towards DVAW. <br><br>RESULTS: The study sample included 831 Saudi participants, 414 females and 417 males, between 18 and 79 years old. The majority of participants (69.5%) showed rejection of DVAW. Women were five times more likely to reject DVAW than men (OR = 5.19, 95% CI [3.6-7.4]). Participants with pre-university education and lower living standards reported rejection of DVAW compared to their counterparts. <br><br>DISCUSSION: The results can help stakeholders develop strategies and awareness campaigns targeting different educational and living levels to minimize DVAW.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1043-6596
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10436596211057896
ID  - ref1
ER  -