Al-Natour Ahlam, Gillespie Gordon Lee, Wang Lihshing Leigh, Felblinger Dianne
Author Affiliations: 1Jordan University of Science and Technology, and 2University of Cincinnati.
J Forensic Nurs. 2014 Jan-Mar;10(1):13-9. doi: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000016.
Intimate partner violence is a serious international problem. It is not known if the extent of intimate partner violence for Jordanian nurses is similar to that of Jordanian women. Until the rate is known, implementation of nursing interventions for Jordanian women may be thwarted. The study purpose was to determine the rate of intimate partner violence among Jordanian nurses working in governmental health settings in a northern city of Jordan and to compare the rate to published statistics for a community sample of Jordanian women. A cross-sectional survey design was used for this study. A stratified random sample of 80 Jordanian nurses working in governmental women's health centers and public hospitals in a northern city of Jordan was invited to participate. Institutional review board approval was granted. Participants completed the Woman Abuse Screening Tool in a private room at their work site. No identifiers were added to the survey forms. Chi-squared goodness-of-fit tests were computed to compare the rate of intimate partner violence between the study sample and reported statistics for Jordanian women. Approximately 59% of participants experienced psychological violence, 12.5% experienced physical violence, and 5.1% experienced sexual violence. No significant differences were found in the rates of violence for the study sample and published data for a community sample of Jordanian women. Intimate partner violence is as prevalent against Jordanian nurses as it is for Jordanian women. Intimate partner violence needs to be addressed to prevent potential sequelae such as decreased work productivity and an inability to provide safe patient care.
亲密伴侣暴力是一个严重的国际性问题。目前尚不清楚约旦护士遭受亲密伴侣暴力的程度是否与约旦女性相同。在知晓这一比例之前，针对约旦女性的护理干预措施的实施可能会受到阻碍。本研究的目的是确定在约旦北部一个城市的政府卫生机构工作的约旦护士中亲密伴侣暴力的发生率，并将该发生率与已公布的约旦女性社区样本统计数据进行比较。本研究采用横断面调查设计。邀请了在约旦北部一个城市的政府妇女健康中心和公立医院工作的80名约旦护士组成的分层随机样本参与研究。研究获得了机构审查委员会的批准。参与者在其工作场所的一个私人房间里完成了妇女虐待筛查工具。调查问卷上未添加任何标识符。计算卡方拟合优度检验，以比较研究样本中亲密伴侣暴力的发生率与约旦女性报告的统计数据。约59%的参与者经历过心理暴力，12.5%经历过身体暴力，5.1%经历过性暴力。研究样本中的暴力发生率与约旦女性社区样本的已公布数据之间未发现显著差异。亲密伴侣暴力在约旦护士中的普遍程度与约旦女性相同。需要解决亲密伴侣暴力问题，以预防潜在的后果，如工作效率下降和无法提供安全的患者护理。
