TY - JOUR
T1 - Domestic violence against women in Jordan
T2 - analysis of the demographic and health survey dataset 2017-2018
AU - Kheirallah, Khalid Ahmed
AU - Alrawashdeh, Ahmad
AU - Alsaleh, Akram
AU - Megdadi, Mahmoud
AU - Obeidat, Sara
AU - Elfauri, Khaled Abdulraheem
AU - Al-Mistarehi, Abdel Hameed
AU - Elbarazi, Iffat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This study analyzed the 2017-2018 Jordan Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) database to determine the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) against women in Jordan and its associated sociodemographic factors. The findings revealed that among Jordanian women, the lifetime prevalence of DV by husbands was 25.9%, with emotional (20.6%), physical (17.5%), and sexual (5.1%) violence being prominently reported. DV against women was significantly associated with the age, region, and educational status of women, as well as the wealth index, but not their hus-bands. While the results suggest a potential reduction in DV estimates compared to the last decade, DV still represents a public health issue in Jordan. The study highlights the direct association of DV with socio-demographic characteristics and provides a gateway to identifying high-risk women and implementing appropriate interventions to reduce DV.
AB - This study analyzed the 2017-2018 Jordan Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) database to determine the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) against women in Jordan and its associated sociodemographic factors. The findings revealed that among Jordanian women, the lifetime prevalence of DV by husbands was 25.9%, with emotional (20.6%), physical (17.5%), and sexual (5.1%) violence being prominently reported. DV against women was significantly associated with the age, region, and educational status of women, as well as the wealth index, but not their hus-bands. While the results suggest a potential reduction in DV estimates compared to the last decade, DV still represents a public health issue in Jordan. The study highlights the direct association of DV with socio-demographic characteristics and provides a gateway to identifying high-risk women and implementing appropriate interventions to reduce DV.
KW - DHS
KW - GBV
KW - IPV
KW - Jordan
KW - domestic violence
KW - socio-economic status
KW - wealth index
KW - women
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U2 - 10.25122/jml-2023-0111
DO - 10.25122/jml-2023-0111
M3 - Article
C2 - 38024819
AN - SCOPUS:85176458835
SN - 1844-122X
VL - 16
SP - 1264
EP - 1273
JO - Journal of medicine and life
JF - Journal of medicine and life
IS - 8
ER -