Justifications for wife beating among Iraqi women

Wife beating refusal among women of reproductive age in urban and rural Ethiopia

BACKGROUND Wife beating is the most common and widespread form of intimate partner violence in Ethiopia. It results in countless severe health, socio-economic and psychological problems and has contributed to the violation of human rights including the liberty of women to enjoy conjugal life. The main purpose of this study is to assess the levels and patterns of wife beating refusal and its ass...

Wife beating: the silent crime.

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

W ife beating, the most widespread form of domestic violence, has adverse consequences on the health and wellbeing of women and is a major cause of disability and death in many countries. In the past few years, it has been widely reported in developing countries’ contexts, where patriarchal family norms are common. In the Middle East, patriarchal gender relations reinforced by traditional cultu...

Domestic violence against women in Egypt--wife beating and health outcomes.

Research has consistently demonstrated that a woman is more likely to be abused by an intimate partner than by any other person. Many negative health consequences to the victims have been associated with domestic violence against women. Data from the 1995 Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey, a nationally representative household survey, were analyzed for 6566 currently married women age 15-4...

Understanding women's attitudes towards wife beating in Zimbabwe.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the factors associated with attitudes towards wife beating among women in partnerships in Zimbabwe in order to assist public health practitioners in preventing intimate partner violence (IPV). METHODS A nationally representative survey of 5907 women of reproductive age (15-49 years) was conducted in Zimbabwe. Women were asked about their attitudes towards wife beating...