Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among women attending primary health care centers in Al-Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia

Raed Abdulaziz Alghirash; Ahmed Mustafa Ashakhas; Mohammed Nouri Alkhudhair

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Online Published: 25 Aug 2024

IJMDC. 2024; 8(8): 1946-1955

doi: 10.24911/IJMDC.51-1719507276

Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among women attending primary health care centers in Al-Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia

Raed Abdulaziz Alghirash, Ahmed Mustafa Ashakhas, Mohammed Nouri Alkhudhair.

Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among women attending primary healthcare centers (PHCs) in the Al-Ahsa region of Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional web-based study was conducted. A QR-coded questionnaire was produced in Arabic from the original resource and used to collect women’s demographic data, family information, medical histories, and violence-related data.
Results: A total of 395 eligible women completed the survey, ranging in age from 18 to 64 years with a mean age of 30.5 ± 10.1 years old. A total of 222 (56.2%) were married, the most significant plurality (n = 86, 38.7%) for less than 10 years. A total of 61 (15.4%) reported being exposed to emotional abuse, 30 (7.6%) to physical abuse, and 77 (19.5%) to both physical and emotional abuse. Two-thirds of divorced women reported having been exposed to some type of domestic abuse versus 40.1% of married women, with a recorded statistical significance (p = 0.046). Also, 72.7% of those with highly educated fathers were exposed to domestic violence, compared to 34.2% of those whose fathers had only a secondary level of education (p = 0.041).
Conclusion: The current study evaluated emotional and physical violence as the primary forms of domestic abuse that are highly prevalent among women who visit PHCs. The majority of recorded cases of violence were moderate, had little effect on their life, and required little assistance or medical advice.

Key words: Domestic violence, prevalence, women, factors associated, Saudi Arabia

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Alghirash RA, Ashakhas AM, Alkhudhair MN. Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among women attending primary health care centers in Al-Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2024; 8(8): 1946-1955. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1719507276

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Alghirash, R. A., Ashakhas, . A. M. & Alkhudhair, . M. N. (2024) Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among women attending primary health care centers in Al-Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 8 (8), 1946-1955. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1719507276

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Alghirash, Raed Abdulaziz, Ahmed Mustafa Ashakhas, and Mohammed Nouri Alkhudhair. 2024. Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among women attending primary health care centers in Al-Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 8 (8), 1946-1955. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1719507276

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Alghirash, Raed Abdulaziz, Ahmed Mustafa Ashakhas, and Mohammed Nouri Alkhudhair. "Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among women attending primary health care centers in Al-Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 8 (2024), 1946-1955. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1719507276

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Alghirash, Raed Abdulaziz, Ahmed Mustafa Ashakhas, and Mohammed Nouri Alkhudhair. "Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among women attending primary health care centers in Al-Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 8.8 (2024), 1946-1955. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1719507276

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Alghirash, R. A., Ashakhas, . A. M. & Alkhudhair, . M. N. (2024) Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence among women attending primary health care centers in Al-Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 8 (8), 1946-1955. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1719507276

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