Boy Angie, Kulczycki Andrzej
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2008 Jan;14(1):53-70. doi: 10.1177/1077801207311860.
Little is known about intimate partner violence in the Middle East and North Africa. This review synthesizes and critically evaluates the literature. Of 59 studies found, only 21 reported data on the prevalence of such violence or on beliefs regarding its justification, covering just 9 countries. Spousal abuse is pervasive and widely accepted. Victims are of all ages and are more likely to be rural and less educated. National data from Egypt and Jordan indicate almost 9 in 10 ever-married women accept at least one reason for wife beating. Change is possible but will require increased research, coalition building, and intervention efforts.
人们对中东和北非地区的亲密伴侣暴力了解甚少。本综述对相关文献进行了综合和批判性评估。在找到的59项研究中，只有21项报告了此类暴力的发生率或关于其合理性的观念的数据，覆盖的国家仅9个。配偶虐待普遍存在且被广泛接受。受害者涵盖所有年龄段，农村地区和受教育程度较低的女性更易成为受害者。来自埃及和约旦的国家数据表明，近十分之九的曾婚女性至少接受一种殴打妻子的理由。改变是有可能的，但需要加强研究、建立联盟并加大干预力度。
