TY - JOUR
T1 - Intimate Partner Violence in Khaliji Women: A Review of the Frequency and Related Factors
T2 - A Review of the Frequency and Related Factors.
AU - Al Kiyumi, Maisa H
AU - Al Shidhani, Asma Said
AU - Al Sumri, Hana
AU - Al Saidi, Yaqoub
AU - Al Harrasi, Amira
AU - Al Kiyumi, Maryam
AU - Al Sumri, Sanaa
AU - Al Toubi, Aseel
AU - Shetty, Maithili
AU - Al-Adawi, Samir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/6/28
Y1 - 2023/6/28
N2 - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), locally known as
Khaliji, is a group of six Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health concern in the aforementioned region, but research that synthesises this trend has remained scarce. The present narrative review examines existing research on the prevalence and frequency of IPV among
Khaliji women who inhabit the GCC nations. This review synthesised studies on physical and sexual violence, emotional abuse, and controlling behaviours perpetrated by an intimate partner. The prevalence rates of IPV among
Khaliji women were observed to be high: women reported facing different types of abuse from their partners, namely physical (7-71%), sexual (3.7-81%), financial (21.3-26%), and psychological (7.5-89%), which is a culmination of controlling behaviour (36.8%), emotional violence (22-69%), and social violence (34%). Existing studies in the GCC region suggest that the most endorsed IPV was psychological abuse (89%), followed by sexual violence (81%). Qualitative analysis of the content of associated factors resulted in four significant descriptors, such as victim demographics, sociocultural factors, socioeconomic factors, and perpetrator-related issues. Research on IPV is still in its nascent stages, with very few studies emanating from the GCC region. The way forward will require developing culturally appropriate interventions that address the unique risk factors for IPV among the
Khaliji population, strengthening institutional responses, and increasing awareness and social support for victims of IPV.
AB - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), locally known as
Khaliji, is a group of six Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health concern in the aforementioned region, but research that synthesises this trend has remained scarce. The present narrative review examines existing research on the prevalence and frequency of IPV among
Khaliji women who inhabit the GCC nations. This review synthesised studies on physical and sexual violence, emotional abuse, and controlling behaviours perpetrated by an intimate partner. The prevalence rates of IPV among
Khaliji women were observed to be high: women reported facing different types of abuse from their partners, namely physical (7-71%), sexual (3.7-81%), financial (21.3-26%), and psychological (7.5-89%), which is a culmination of controlling behaviour (36.8%), emotional violence (22-69%), and social violence (34%). Existing studies in the GCC region suggest that the most endorsed IPV was psychological abuse (89%), followed by sexual violence (81%). Qualitative analysis of the content of associated factors resulted in four significant descriptors, such as victim demographics, sociocultural factors, socioeconomic factors, and perpetrator-related issues. Research on IPV is still in its nascent stages, with very few studies emanating from the GCC region. The way forward will require developing culturally appropriate interventions that address the unique risk factors for IPV among the
Khaliji population, strengthening institutional responses, and increasing awareness and social support for victims of IPV.
KW - Arab
KW - GCC
KW - Khaliji
KW - cultural attitudes towards violence and gender roles
KW - domestic violence
KW - forms of IPV (physical, sexual, emotional, economic)
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - prevalence rates
KW - risk factors
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph20136241
DO - 10.3390/ijerph20136241
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37444089
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 20
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 13
M1 - 6241
ER -