Health Care for Women International
Volume 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 137-148

Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Visiting Health Care Centers in Palestine Refugee Camps in Jordan (Article)

Al-Modallal H.* , Abu Zayed I. , Abujilban S. , Shehab T. , Atoum M.
  • a Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Hashemite University College of Nursing, Zarqa, Jordan
  • b Chief Field Health Program, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Jordan Field Office, Amman, Jordan
  • c Department of Maternal Child and Family Health Nursing, Hashemite University College of Nursing, Zarqa, Jordan
  • d Department of Adult Health Nursing, Hashemite University College of Nursing, Zarqa, Jordan
  • e Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Hashemite University College of Nursing, Zarqa, Jordan

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among a sample of women visiting health care centers in Palestine refugee camps in Jordan. We found that different types of IPV, including physical, emotional, sexual, economic, and control behaviors by the partners were experienced by the participants. This study was among a number of studies that investigated this phenomenon in residents of Palestinian camps. It adds to existing studies in this field, however, as it focuses on the prevalence of the top five types of IPV in these women. Cooccurrence of IPV, that is, experiencing two or more types of partner violence at the same time, was noticed in these women. Experiencing control by one's partner and the presence of different attitudes between men and women toward the use of violence were factors contributing to the occurrence of this phenomenon in these women. National efforts aiming at breaking the cycle of violence should be fostered through media and public awareness campaigns. Changing people's attitudes concerning men's use and women's acceptance of violence should be the aim of these efforts. © 2015, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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refugee Interpersonal Relations sexual behavior Jordan human epidemiology Refugees middle aged sexuality Sexual Partners statistics and numerical data Arab ethnology Arabs Spouse Abuse human relation Cross-Sectional Studies Young Adult cross-sectional study Humans psychology male female Socioeconomic Factors risk factor Risk Factors socioeconomics questionnaire prevalence Questionnaires partner violence adult
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924716963&doi=10.1080%2f07399332.2014.948626&partnerID=40&md5=081015fa6bfb4629f8501d3d5690a9ee
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.948626
ISSN: 07399332
Cited by: 10
Original Language: English