Al-Faris Heba, Al-Faris Huda, Al-Faris Eiad, Naghma Naeem, Jamal Amr, AlQuaiz Aljoharah Mohammed, Al-Thebaity Rasha, Al-Zahrani Monira, Qusti Noor, Al-Ahmadi Rawan, Hakami Salha, Al-Mutairi Sara Ghazi, Al-Moneef Maha, Al-Osaimi Shorooq, Al-Sulaim Toka, Qureshi Riaz, Irfan Farhana, Feeley Philip
Amr Ahmed Jamal, Medical Education Department,, Medical Informatics and e-Learning Unit (MIELU),, College of Medicine,, King Saud University,, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, T: 966-11-469-0822, F: 966-11-469-0821,
Ann Saudi Med. 2013 Nov-Dec;33(6):595-600. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2013.595.
Violence against women (VAW) is a worldwide problem that adversely affects women physically, psychologically, sexually, and financially. The aim of this study was to investigate (1) the rate of self-reported physical violence from husbands among women who presented to outpatient clinics of a major teaching hospital (2) the variables associated with VAW and (3) the pattern and the consequences of abuse on the victims' health.
This cross-sectional study was conducted over a 6-month period, commencing in December 2009 at King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Women attending outpatient clinics regularly at KKUH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were eligible for the study. The WHO VAW Instrument was used with some modifications to accommodate for the local culture.
A total of 222 Saudi women whose age ranged from 15 to 70 years were enrolled in the study. The rate of physical violence in the current study was 12.2%. Statistically significant associations were found between the self-reporting of VAW and the physical abuse of their husbands during childhood (odds ratio [OR]=8, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.2, 28.5, P=.002). Similarly living in rented houses resulted in higher likelihood of the wife being abused (OR=4.23, CI: 1.706, 10.49, P=.002). The likelihood increased if there was a history of wives being abused as a child (OR=3.563, CI: 1.438, 8.824, P=.008) and if their husbands were unemployed (OR=5.29, CI: 1.6, 17.57, P=.012). Furthermore, women who described family life as bad or disastrous were found more likely to be physically abused (OR=5.8, CI: 2.3, 14.5, P=.001).
VAW is a significant social and public health problem in the Saudi society. Health professionals may need to consider the diagnosis, when the risk factors identified in the current study are found.
暴力侵害妇女行为（VAW）是一个全球性问题，在身体、心理、性和经济方面对妇女产生不利影响。本研究的目的是调查：（1）在一家大型教学医院门诊就诊的女性中，自我报告的来自丈夫的身体暴力发生率；（2）与暴力侵害妇女行为相关的变量；（3）虐待行为的模式及其对受害者健康的影响。
本横断面研究于2009年12月开始，在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的哈立德国王大学医院（KKUH）进行，为期6个月。
符合条件的研究对象为在沙特阿拉伯利雅得KKUH定期就诊的门诊女性。使用了经过一些修改的世界卫生组织暴力侵害妇女行为调查问卷，以适应当地文化。
共有222名年龄在15至70岁之间的沙特女性参与了本研究。本研究中的身体暴力发生率为12.2%。在暴力侵害妇女行为的自我报告与她们童年时期遭受丈夫身体虐待之间发现了具有统计学意义的关联（优势比[OR]=8，95%置信区间[CI]：2.2，28.5，P=0.002）。同样，居住在出租屋中会使妻子遭受虐待的可能性更高（OR=4.23，CI：1.706，10.49，P=0.002）。如果妻子有童年时期遭受虐待的历史（OR=3.563，CI：1.438，8.824，P=0.008）以及丈夫失业（OR=5.29，CI：1.6，17.57，P=0.012），这种可能性会增加。此外，那些将家庭生活描述为糟糕或灾难性的女性更有可能遭受身体虐待（OR=5.8，CI：2.3，14.5，P=0.001）。
在沙特社会，暴力侵害妇女行为是一个重大的社会和公共卫生问题。当发现本研究中确定的风险因素时，卫生专业人员可能需要考虑进行诊断。
