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Prevalence and health outcomes of domestic violence amongst clinical populations in Arab countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Treatment suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic and mental health of infertile patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Factors associated with domestic violence in the Lahu hill tribe of northern Thailand: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Unseen burden: depression and anxiety associated with intimate partner violence among Nepalese women.BMC women's health · 2026Article
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- Mental health disorders and quality of life among Saudi women who have experienced domestic violence.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Associations between domestic violence and psychosomatic symptoms and health behaviors during pregnancy and the puerperium: a comparative cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Violence against infertile women in an Iranian setting.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Healthcare Workers' Experiences and Challenges in Managing Gender-Based Violence Among HIV-Positive Women Living in Southern, Tanzania: A Qualitative Study.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- Spatial clustering of domestic violence attitudes toward women in Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Neurovascular coupling is altered in women who have a history of brain injury from intimate partner violence: a preliminary study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Frequency of domestic violence in pregnancy and its adverse maternal outcomes among Pakistani women.African health sciences · 2023Article
- Gender and exposure to childhood violence are important determinants of domestic violence among academics.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Cultural collectivism, intimate partner violence, and women's mental health: An analysis of data from 151 countries.Frontiers in sociology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn estimated 30% of women worldwide experience intimate partner violence (IPV) during their lifetime. Exposure to IPV is associated with poor health outcomes and the prevalence of violence may be higher amongst women seeking healthcare. Existing evidence from the Arab region is limited. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and health outcomes of domestic violence (IPV or violence from a family member) in clinical populations in Arab countries.
methodsUsing terms related to domestic violence, Arab countries, and date limit > year 2000, we searched seven databases: Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science: core collection, IBSS, Westlaw, IMEMR. We included observational studies reporting estimates of prevalence or health outcomes of domestic violence amongst women aged > 15 years, recruited while accessing healthcare in Arab countries. Studies that collected data on/after 1st January 2000 and were published in English, Arabic or French were included. Title/abstract screening, full text screening, quality assessment and data extraction were carried out. Extracted data were summarised and meta-analysis was performed where appropriate.
results6341 papers were screened and 41 papers (29 studies) met inclusion criteria. Total 19,101 participants from 10 countries were represented in the data. Meta-analysis produced pooled prevalence estimates of lifetime exposure to any type of IPV of 73·3% (95% CI 64·1-81·6), physical IPV 35·6% (95% CI 24·4-47·5), sexual IPV 22% (95% CI 13·3-32) and emotional/psychological IPV 49·8% (95% CI 37·3-62·3). Domestic violence (IPV or family violence) exposure was associated with increased odds of adverse health outcomes: depression OR 3·3 (95% CI 1·7-6·4), sleep problems OR 3·2 (95% CI 1·5-6·8), abortion OR 3·5 (95% CI 1·2-10·2), pain OR 2·6 (95% CI 1·6-4·1) and hypertension OR 1·6 (95% CI 1·2-2·0).
conclusionsDomestic violence is common amongst women seeking healthcare in Arab countries. Exposure to domestic violence is associated with several poor health outcomes. Further research into domestic violence in the Arab world is required.
trial registrationSystematic review protocol was registered on PROSPERO: CRD42017071415 .
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