Prevalence of intimate partner violence against women in the Arab world: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Violence against women has particular importance for women's health and wellbeing in the Arab world, where women face persistent barriers to social, political and economic equality. This review aims to summarize what is known about the prevalence of physical, sexual and emotional/psychological intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in the 22 countries of the Arab League, including geographic coverage, quality and comparability of the evidence.

Methods

A systematic review of IPV prevalence in Arab countries was carried out among peer-reviewed journal articles and national, population-based survey reports published by international research programmes and/or governments. Following PRISMA guidelines, Medline and the Social Sciences Citation Index were searched

SUBMITTER: Elghossain T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805386 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature