Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area, Ismailia, Egypt: A cross-sectional study
Background: Domestic abuse is a widespread health issue that negatively impacts both mental health and quality of life. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of domestic violence and anxiety among women visiting primary healthcare facilities in the rural Ismailia governorate. Methods: Between Octo...
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| author | Almaza A. Salim Mona Elsayed Mohamed Hafez Mohamed Heba Yousef Mohamed S. Hemeda Alaa Ramadan Nathan Ezie Kengo Noha M. Abu Bakr Elsaid |
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| description | Background: Domestic abuse is a widespread health issue that negatively impacts both mental health and quality of life. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of domestic violence and anxiety among women visiting primary healthcare facilities in the rural Ismailia governorate. Methods: Between October 2021 and December 2021, a cross-sectional study was conducted. Simple random methods were used to choose the participants from those who attended a clinic. 350 married women were included in the estimated sample size. By using an interview questionnaire, data were gathered including the following parts: The socio-demographic data, designed scale for assessment of violence and anxiety symptoms were assessed by the Hamilton anxiety scale. Results: The prevalence of domestic violence was 41% and both physical and sexual abuse was 43%. The most predominant sexual abuse was practice without consent (63%). The prevalence of anxiety was 76%, the predominance was mild degree 46% followed by mild to moderate 18%. The significant predictors for anxiety in the total sample were the increase in age of women, rural residence, and exposure to abuse (OR = 11.2 (4.9–25.4). The use of the husband's stimulant drugs was the most predictor factor for women's abuse (OR = 2.3 (1.4–3.9). Conclusion: forty-one of the women exposed to every form of violence, anxiety was present in more than three-quarters of the studied women. It is essential to screen any wife attending primary health care for the manifestation of domestic violence especially in rural areas and increase the awareness of family physicians towards screening of mental health problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f20e8977d51a4e9e8d0debc482d22fb92024-02-23T05:00:37ZengElsevierGlobal Epidemiology2590-11332024-06-017100139Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area, Ismailia, Egypt: A cross-sectional studyAlmaza A. Salim0Mona Elsayed1Mohamed Hafez Mohamed2Heba Yousef3Mohamed S. Hemeda4Alaa Ramadan5Nathan Ezie Kengo6Noha M. Abu Bakr Elsaid7Lecturer of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt; Corresponding author.Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Suez Canal, EgyptLecturer of Gynecology and obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said, EgyptForensic and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said, EgyptLecturer of Forensic and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said, EgyptFaculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, EgyptFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Garoua, Garoua, Cameroon; Research Division, Winners Foundation, Yaounde, Cameroon; Corresponding author at: Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Garoua, Garoua, Cameroon.Lecturer of Public Health, Department of Public Health, Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt; Department of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, King Salman International University, South Sini, EgyptBackground: Domestic abuse is a widespread health issue that negatively impacts both mental health and quality of life. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of domestic violence and anxiety among women visiting primary healthcare facilities in the rural Ismailia governorate. Methods: Between October 2021 and December 2021, a cross-sectional study was conducted. Simple random methods were used to choose the participants from those who attended a clinic. 350 married women were included in the estimated sample size. By using an interview questionnaire, data were gathered including the following parts: The socio-demographic data, designed scale for assessment of violence and anxiety symptoms were assessed by the Hamilton anxiety scale. Results: The prevalence of domestic violence was 41% and both physical and sexual abuse was 43%. The most predominant sexual abuse was practice without consent (63%). The prevalence of anxiety was 76%, the predominance was mild degree 46% followed by mild to moderate 18%. The significant predictors for anxiety in the total sample were the increase in age of women, rural residence, and exposure to abuse (OR = 11.2 (4.9–25.4). The use of the husband's stimulant drugs was the most predictor factor for women's abuse (OR = 2.3 (1.4–3.9). Conclusion: forty-one of the women exposed to every form of violence, anxiety was present in more than three-quarters of the studied women. It is essential to screen any wife attending primary health care for the manifestation of domestic violence especially in rural areas and increase the awareness of family physicians towards screening of mental health problems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590113324000051WomenAnxietyDomestic violencePrimary health careSexual abuse |
| spellingShingle | Almaza A. Salim Mona Elsayed Mohamed Hafez Mohamed Heba Yousef Mohamed S. Hemeda Alaa Ramadan Nathan Ezie Kengo Noha M. Abu Bakr Elsaid Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area, Ismailia, Egypt: A cross-sectional study Global Epidemiology Women Anxiety Domestic violence Primary health care Sexual abuse |
| title | Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area, Ismailia, Egypt: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area, Ismailia, Egypt: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area, Ismailia, Egypt: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area, Ismailia, Egypt: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area, Ismailia, Egypt: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | prevalence and factors associated with anxiety disorder among married women exposed to violence in rural area ismailia egypt a cross sectional study |
| topic | Women Anxiety Domestic violence Primary health care Sexual abuse |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590113324000051 |
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