Spatial distribution of intimate partner violence in Jordan: results from the 2023 Population and Family Health Survey
Masood Ali Shaikh · 2026
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Description
Masood Ali Shaikh maps in 2026 where violence by intimate partners clusters in Jordan. Such violence is both a health burden and a rights violation, rooted in social patterns that deny women safety. He reanalyzed a national 2023 survey of population and family health, looking at rates area by area rather than as one national average.
Local rates swung widely, from none to total in small survey clusters. A spatial test confirmed the pattern was real clustering, not chance. Higher rates gathered in the northeast, around Ajloun, Jarash, and Balqa, and in parts of Zarqa and Amman. Lower rates sat in Tafiela, Irbid, and the northeast of Mafraq. A scan method found one main hot zone spanning five governorates, with risk about 1.8 times the norm. Shaikh urges that money and programs follow the map to where need is densest.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Masood Ali Shaikh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |