A history of childhood maltreatment among spouses predicts violence against women

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: 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 outp...

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Main Authors: Heba Al-Faris, Huda Al-Faris, Eiad Al-Faris, Naeem Naghma, Amr Jamal, Aljoharah Mohammed AlQuaiz, Rasha Al-Thebaity, Monira Al-Zahrani, Noor Qusti, Rawan Al-Ahmadi, Salha Hakami, Sara Ghazi Al-Mutairi, Maha Al-Moneef, Shorooq Al-osaimi, Toka Al-Sulaim, Riaz Qureshi, Farhana Irfan, Philip Feeley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2013-11-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2013.595