TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Intimate partner violence against Palestinian women in Gaza strip: prevalence and correlates
JO  - Journal of family medicine and primary care
A1  - Baloushah, Suha
A1  - Maasoumi, Raziyeh
A1  - Farahani, Farideh Khalajabadi
A1  - Khadoura, Khalid Jamal
A1  - Elsous, Aymen
SP  - 3621
EP  - 3626
VL  - 8
IS  - 11
N2  - CONTEXT: Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects gravely the victims and is resulting in negative physical and psychological consequences. AIMS: This paper aimed to determine the prevalence of IPV against women in Gaza strip and associated factors. Moreover, to explore women's seeking behaviors to help. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. <br><br>METHODS AND MATERIALS: Community internet-based survey was conducted using the Heart Insult Threat Scout questionnaire and the reporting behavior of respondent to violence act. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: A number of 517 ever married women responded and data were entered and analyzed using SPSS software version 23. <br><br>RESULTS: About 517 women participated. Of which, 23% (119/517) reported exposure to any types of IPV. Multivariate logistic regression showed factors associated with IPV were as follows: husbands who are drug user (OR = 27.577, CI95%: 5.153-147.591; <i>P</i> < 0.001), husband exposure to violence in childhood (OR = 9.174, CI95%: 4.753-7.727; <i>P</i> > 0.001), and family with a special needs child (OR = 2.956, CI95%: 1.131-8.607; <i>P</i> < 0.05). Approximately, two-thirds of the victims tended to keep silent toward violence and dealt with it as a private and family issue; hence, they hesitated to communicate with others or seek any help to protect themselves. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: About 23% from the study participants experience violence in their life time. Factors associated with IPV are husband's drug abuse, having a child with special needs, and husband's childhood experience of violence. Qualitative researches are needed to understand the women experience to violence and sociocultural barrier for disclosure.<br><br>Copyright: © 2019 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2249-4863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_498_19
ID  - ref1
ER  -