@article{ref1,
title="Wife abuse: a hidden problem. A study among Saudi women attending PHC centres",
journal="Eastern Mediterranean health journal",
year="2009",
author="Tashkandi, A. and Rasheed, F. P.",
volume="15",
number="5",
pages="1242-1253",
abstract="The aim of this cross-sectional study was to measure the prevalence, severity and type of wife abuse experienced by ever-married women attending primary health centres in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Women were interviewed in private at health centres using a questionnaire which included items from the Modified Conflict Tactic Scale, Kansas Marital Scale and the lie scale of the Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory. Of 689 eligible women, 25.7% reported physical abuse and 32.8% emotional abuse without physical violence. Of those physically abused, 36.7% suffered minor and 63.3% severe incidents. The lifetime prevalence of abuse among the women was 57.7%. Only 36.7% of 109 abused women had informed and discussed the issue with their primary care physician.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1020-3397",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}