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Table 3 Lifetime prevalence

From: Prevalence and health outcomes of domestic violence amongst clinical populations in Arab countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Violence type

(Lifetime)

n = studies

(n = pooled)

Minimum prevalence %

Maximum prevalence %

Median prevalence %

Inter-quartile range %

Pooled prevalence %

95% CI

I2 statistic %

Any

13

30·6

89·8

61

39·3–77

 

(7 IPV)

73·3

(64·1–81·6)

97·9

Physical

17

7·7

78

31·3

26·9–44·5

 

(12 IPV)

IPV: 35·6

(24·4–47·5)

99·1

(5 DV)

DV: 31·4

(18·4–46·1)

98·7

Sexual

11

4·3

48·3

18·8

8·8–28·8

 

(9 IPV)

22

(13·3–32)

98·7

Emotional/ psychological

14

14·7

73·4

48·8

36·7–62·8

 

(11 IPV)

49·8

(37·3–62·3)

99·1

Control

3

68·8

97·2

88·4

78·6–92·8

–

–

–

Economic

6

12

53·3

36·9

32·7–41

 

(5 IPV)

40·3

(33·0–47·8)

90·9