Prevalence of wife beating in Jordanian refugee camps: reports by men and women

[...]intimate partner violence is not considered a criminal act in many Arab countries. A number of methodological limitations emerged during analysis, including the cross section design, small sample size, descriptive analytical methods, the emphasis on physical violence, and the inclusion of only...

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Published in:Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 2005-10, Vol.59 (10), p.840-841
Main Authors: Khawaja, Marwan, Barazi, Rana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Airway obstruction
Arabs - psychology
Arabs - statistics & numerical data
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing countries
Domestic violence
Female
General aspects
Human settlements
Humans
Independent sample
Injuries
Jordan
Jordan - epidemiology
LDCs
Male
Medical sciences
Men
Miscellaneous
Physical trauma
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Refugee camps
Refugees
Refugees - psychology
Refugees - statistics & numerical data
Self Disclosure
sex
Short Report
Spousal abuse
Spouse Abuse - ethnology
Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Strangulation
Studies
Violence
Violence against women
wife beating
Wives
Women
Womens health
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - ethnology
Wounds and Injuries - etiology
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Summary:[...]intimate partner violence is not considered a criminal act in many Arab countries. A number of methodological limitations emerged during analysis, including the cross section design, small sample size, descriptive analytical methods, the emphasis on physical violence, and the inclusion of only camp residents.
ISSN:0143-005X
1470-2738
DOI:10.1136/jech.2004.031625