Open AccessDomestic Violence against Infertile Women
Author(s) -
Farid Sharifi,
Jamshid Jamali,
Mona Larki,
Robab Latifnejad Roudsari
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
sultan qaboos university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2075-0528
pISSN - 2075-051X
DOI - 10.18295/squmj.5.2021.075
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , guideline , domestic violence , cross sectional study , systematic review , family medicine , confidence interval , gynecology , medline , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , pathology , political science , law
Domestic violence (DV) against infertile women is an important health concern, which affect their well-being. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the prevalence of DV against infertile women. The study was done based on the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) on international electronic databases. Inclusion criteria were cross-sectional studies published in English and Persian journals, which investigated the prevalence of DV against infertile women up to May 2020. Out of 634 studies, 26 cross-sectional studies were systematically reviewed, from which 16 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Violence varied widely in infertile women, from 14.987 to 88.918%. The results of meta-analysis showed that the prevalence of violence was equal to 47.163% (95% CI 34.660 to 59.850%). Psychological and emotional violence was the most common types of violence. Considering high rate of DV, policymakers are recommended to address the problem by providing supportive cares including educational and counseling services.
Keywords: Women's Infertility, Violence, Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence