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Table 2 Characteristics of population-based, household IPV surveys

From: Prevalence of intimate partner violence against women in the Arab world: a systematic review

Country Lead author, year of publicationa Ref. Year data collected Dedicated or module Data collection method Geographic coverage Sample size Women unless noted Women’s characteristics
Age, partnership, other
From peer-reviewed journals
 Egypt Diop Sidibe 2006 [20,21,22] 1995 Module FF National (DHS) 7122 15–49, currently married
Habib 2011 [23] 2009 Dedicated FF Rural area, El-Minia 772 16–50, married
Hassan 2004 [24,25,26] NA Dedicated FF Urban, El-Sheik Zayed, Ismailia 631 15–49, marriedb with a child < 18 years;
Seedhom 2012 [27] 2010 Dedicated FF Rural area, El-Minia 1502 18–65, ever-married
Yount 2014 [28, 29] 2012 Module FF Rural area, Minya 539 22–65, ever married
Yount 2005 [30] 1995/7 Module FF 7 districts, Minya 2522 15–54, ever-married
 Jordan Al-Badayneh 2012 [31] 2006 Dedicated FF National 1854 Age not provided, married
Khawaja 2005 [32, 33] 1999 Module FF 12 Refugee camps 262 women
133 men 		15+, married, Palestinian refugees living with husband
Shakhatreh 2005 [34] NA Dedicated FF South Jordan 1007 15–49, any marital status
 Lebanon Khawaja 2004 [35] 1999 Module FF Palestinian refugee camps/communities 417 women
417 men 		15+, married Palestinian refugees; husbands 20+
 Palestine Haj-Yahia 2000 [36, 37] 1995 Dedicated SAc National 1334 17–69, married ≥1 year
Haj-Yahia 2000 [36, 37] 1994 Dedicated SAc National 2410 17–65, married ≥1 year
Clark 2010 [38, 39] 2005/6 Dedicated FF National 3500 15–64, currently married
 Sudan Ali 2014 [40] 2014 Dedicated FF Kassala 1009 15–49, married ≥1 year
 Syria Tappis 2012 [41] 2009 Module SA National (refugee communities) 486 ‘Reproductive age’, living with husband, Iraqi refugees
From DHS and government surveys reports
 Comoros DGSP 2014 [42] 2012 Module FF National 2012 15–49, ever married/cohabited
 Egypt MoHP 2015 [43] 2014 Module FF National 6693 15–49, ever married
El-Zanaty 2005 [44] 2005 Module FF National 5613 15–49, ever married
 Jordan DOS 2013 [45] 2012 Module FF National 7027 15–49, ever married
DOS 2008 [46] 2007 Module FF National 3444 15–49, ever married
 Egypt Duvvury 2016 [47] 2015 Dedicated FF National 18100 18–64, ever married
 Iraq MOH, Iraq 2007 [48] 2006/7 Module FF National 14675 15–49, currently married
 Morocco HCP 2012 [49] 2009 Dedicated FF National 6712 18–64, currently married
 Palestine PCBS 2012 [50] 2011 Dedicated FF National 5811d No age limit, ever married
 Tunisia ONFP 2010 [51] 2010 Dedicated FF National 3873 18–64, married/engaged; sexual IPV: married
  1. Ref Reference(s), FF Face-to-face interviews, SA Self-administered questionnaires, NA Not available
  2. a. The lead author for only one source is listed per survey; The Ref. # column lists all sources
  3. b. Indicators of past year IPV limited to 590 women living with a husband at the time of the interview
  4. c. Self-administered except for women who were illiterate
  5. d. The number of households was 5811; sample size of eligible women not provided
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