Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Domestic violence in refugee camps in Jordan
Other Titles:	International journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Authors:	Khawaja, M
Keywords:	Community attitudes;Refugee communities
Categories:	Culturally and Linguistically Diverse / Migrant / Refugee communities
Year:	2004
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Citation:	(86), 2004
Notes:	General Overview: This short US article reports on a study concerning the acceptance of domestic violence among people in refugee camps in Jordan. Objective: The study aimed to explore the level of acceptance of wife beating, among married Palestinian refugees in Jordan. Methods: The study drew on data from a living conditions cross-sectional survey of 3,100 randomly selected households in Jordan’s twelve refugee camps. The data was obtained through Interviews conducted in 1999. Adults among married Palestinian refugees were asked whether or not they agreed that it is appropriate for a husband to hit his wife, if she engaged in any of eight hypothetical behaviours. The sample was made up of 391 persons (132 men and 259 women). The response rate to the interviews was 95%. Conclusions: The article concluded that married men and women in Jordan refugee camps have similar attitudes towards wife beating.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14380
ISSN:	0020-7292
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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