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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">4521</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url">http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2022.141205</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Prevalence and Risk Factors of Intimate Partner Abuse Among Women in Al-Madinah City, Saudi Arabia&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Alandijani</surname><given-names>Akram Adel</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Susi</surname><given-names>Abdulqader Ibrahim</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Alsharif</surname><given-names>Sumayyah Mohammed</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>17</day><month>06</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>2)</volume><issue/><fpage>38</fpage><lpage>45</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health problem. However, its prevalence varies by country and culture. Aims: To estimate the prevalence of IPV, determine its types and risk factors, and to assess the attitude of women towards IPV in Al-Madinah City, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. A convenience sample that included 450 ever-married women aged 18- 65 years and lived in Al-Madinah city, Saudi Arabia in 2021 was used. The data were collected online through Social media using an Arabic validated version of the WHO questionnaire on women__ampersandsignrsquo;s health and domestic violence against women. Data about socio-demographic and violence-related factors were collected. The prevalence of IPV was assessed and its associated risk factors were examined using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: The prevalence of IPV against women was 37.6%. The prevalence was significantly higher among older, divorced, and less educated women, and presence of another husband__ampersandsignrsquo;s wife. The main types of violence reported by abused women were __ampersandsignldquo;pull hair up__ampersandsignrdquo; (47.3%) and __ampersandsignldquo;throw household items__ampersandsignrdquo; (41.4%). A higher significant risk of IPV was found among women with husbands__ampersandsignrsquo; aged __ampersandsigngt; 50 years (OR= 4.6), divorced women (OR= 12.5), and presence of another husband__ampersandsignrsquo;s wife (OR 4.1). The agree attitude of the studied women towards violence causes was the highest for __ampersandsignldquo;Betrayal__ampersandsignrdquo; (23.5%). Conclusion: The prevalence of IPV against women is relatively high in Al-Madinah city. Age and education of women and hus bands, marital status, and presence of another husband__ampersandsignrsquo;s wife were the most important risk facto&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Abuse</kwd><kwd> Attitude</kwd><kwd> Prevalence</kwd><kwd> Violence</kwd><kwd> Women</kwd><kwd> Saudi Arabia</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
