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Exploring intimate partner violence among women attending Malaysian primary care clinics

Victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) are frequent attendees at health care facilities. Although most literature on this subject focuses on developed or Western countries, there is a dearth of information from Asian countries. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of IPV among women attend...

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Main Authors: Othman, Sajaratulnisah, Yuen, Choo Wan, Mohd Zain, Norhasmah, Abdul Samad, Azah
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spelling my.um.eprints.264672022-03-04T03:34:00Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/26467/ Exploring intimate partner violence among women attending Malaysian primary care clinics Othman, Sajaratulnisah Yuen, Choo Wan Mohd Zain, Norhasmah Abdul Samad, Azah R Medicine (General) Victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) are frequent attendees at health care facilities. Although most literature on this subject focuses on developed or Western countries, there is a dearth of information from Asian countries. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of IPV among women attending urban primary care services in Malaysia and to identify the risk factors associated with IPV. Six out of 15 available public primary care clinics in the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were randomly selected. The sampling size for each clinic was conducted proportionate to the clinic's average daily patient attendance. A total of 882 women participated in this study via a self-administered questionnaire. We administered the women's experience with battering scale (WEB-scale) to estimate the prevalence of psychological violence and included a screening question for physical and sexual assault. The results showed that 22.0% of the women surveyed reported experiencing IPV. Ethnicity appears to be a significant predictor, with Chinese and Indian women reporting IPV at a higher rate than Malay women. Women with IPV are more likely to come from lower income households, have witnessed parental IPV, receive less social support, and have poorer psychological well-being. Our findings indicate that the prevalence of IPV among women attending urban public primary care clinics is high. Health care providers should pay close attention during clinical encounters for any sign of IPV, particularly among those presenting with risk factors. SAGE Publications 2021-08 Article PeerReviewed Othman, Sajaratulnisah and Yuen, Choo Wan and Mohd Zain, Norhasmah and Abdul Samad, Azah (2021) Exploring intimate partner violence among women attending Malaysian primary care clinics. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36 (15-16). NP7920-NP7941. ISSN 0886-2605, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519839426 <https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519839426>. 10.1177/0886260519839426
institution Universiti Malaya
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topic R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Othman, Sajaratulnisah
Yuen, Choo Wan
Mohd Zain, Norhasmah
Abdul Samad, Azah
Exploring intimate partner violence among women attending Malaysian primary care clinics
description Victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) are frequent attendees at health care facilities. Although most literature on this subject focuses on developed or Western countries, there is a dearth of information from Asian countries. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of IPV among women attending urban primary care services in Malaysia and to identify the risk factors associated with IPV. Six out of 15 available public primary care clinics in the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were randomly selected. The sampling size for each clinic was conducted proportionate to the clinic's average daily patient attendance. A total of 882 women participated in this study via a self-administered questionnaire. We administered the women's experience with battering scale (WEB-scale) to estimate the prevalence of psychological violence and included a screening question for physical and sexual assault. The results showed that 22.0% of the women surveyed reported experiencing IPV. Ethnicity appears to be a significant predictor, with Chinese and Indian women reporting IPV at a higher rate than Malay women. Women with IPV are more likely to come from lower income households, have witnessed parental IPV, receive less social support, and have poorer psychological well-being. Our findings indicate that the prevalence of IPV among women attending urban public primary care clinics is high. Health care providers should pay close attention during clinical encounters for any sign of IPV, particularly among those presenting with risk factors.
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author Othman, Sajaratulnisah
Yuen, Choo Wan
Mohd Zain, Norhasmah
Abdul Samad, Azah
author_facet Othman, Sajaratulnisah
Yuen, Choo Wan
Mohd Zain, Norhasmah
Abdul Samad, Azah
author_sort Othman, Sajaratulnisah
title Exploring intimate partner violence among women attending Malaysian primary care clinics
title_short Exploring intimate partner violence among women attending Malaysian primary care clinics
title_full Exploring intimate partner violence among women attending Malaysian primary care clinics
title_fullStr Exploring intimate partner violence among women attending Malaysian primary care clinics
title_full_unstemmed Exploring intimate partner violence among women attending Malaysian primary care clinics
title_sort exploring intimate partner violence among women attending malaysian primary care clinics
publisher SAGE Publications
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/26467/
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