Nursing College, 37850King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Community and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, 37251Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2021 Jul;22(3):512-526. doi: 10.1177/1524838019867156. Epub 2019 Aug 12.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue at the global level, with cultural differences in its nature and prevalence. Most of the current evidence related to IPV comes from Western countries; however, there is a lack of evidence of IPV in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia. The issue of IPV has been investigated in Saudi Arabia only recently, and data have been inconsistent and inconclusive. Hence, we conducted a systematic review of the extant literature devoted to IPV prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes as well as Saudi women's help-seeking behaviors. Various databases, such as PubMed, CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, and reference lists of the reviewed studies, were searched to identify relevant studies by using different keywords. The review included 16 studies that met the inclusion criteria, which revealed several findings. There is no national representative prevalence study of IPV in the Saudi context. Various IPV definitions were used with limited evidence for the reliability and validity of the used IPV measures. IPV is a prevalent issue among Saudi women, but rates are comparable to those of other countries. There are various individual, relational, and sociocultural factors that increase women's vulnerability to IPV victimization. However, limited information is available regarding IPV protective factors. More importantly, IPV experiences negatively affect Saudi women's physical and mental health status. Saudi women rarely seek formal support for IPV. This review also highlights the lack of IPV data and inconsistencies in defining and measuring IPV. More rigorous research regarding IPV is needed to help develop relevant preventive and intervention programs.
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）是一个全球性的严重公共卫生问题，其性质和流行程度存在文化差异。大多数与 IPV 相关的现有证据来自西方国家，但在沙特阿拉伯等发展中国家，IPV 的证据很少。最近才开始在沙特阿拉伯调查 IPV 问题，数据一直不一致且没有定论。因此，我们对有关 IPV 流行率、风险因素和结果以及沙特妇女寻求帮助行为的现有文献进行了系统综述。我们使用不同的关键词在各种数据库（如 PubMed、CINAHL、Medline、PsycINFO 和综述研究的参考文献列表）中搜索相关研究，以确定符合纳入标准的研究。该综述包括 16 项符合纳入标准的研究，这些研究揭示了一些发现。在沙特阿拉伯的背景下，没有全国代表性的 IPV 流行率研究。使用了各种 IPV 定义，并且对所使用的 IPV 措施的可靠性和有效性的证据有限。IPV 是沙特妇女中一个普遍存在的问题，但发生率与其他国家相当。存在各种个人、关系和社会文化因素，使妇女更容易遭受 IPV 侵害。然而，关于 IPV 的保护因素的信息有限。更重要的是，IPV 经历会对沙特妇女的身心健康状况产生负面影响。沙特妇女很少为 IPV 寻求正式支持。该综述还强调了 IPV 数据的缺乏以及定义和衡量 IPV 的不一致性。需要更严格的关于 IPV 的研究来帮助制定相关的预防和干预计划。
