@article{ref1,
title="The Physical and Psychosocial Health of Bedouin Arab Women of the Negev Area of Israel",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2003",
author="Cwikel, Julie and Lev-Wiesel, Rachel and Al-Krenawi, Alean",
volume="9",
number="2",
pages="240-257",
abstract="This study examined the self-reported health status of Bedouin Arab women in relation to two salient features of current Bedouin Arab social mores: the emphasis on maintaining a high rate of fertility and the social acceptance of domestic violence. A quota sample of 202 Bedouin Arab women ranging in age from 22 to 75 were personally interviewed. Fortyeight percent of the women reported a lifetime exposure to physical violence, and 30% reported domestic violence that was associated with symptoms of poor mental health status and gynecological problems. Domestic violence was associated with a large number of children, and there is some indication that the level of domestic violence decreases during pregnancy.<p />",
language="",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801202239008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801202239008"
}