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Abstract：
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), locally known as Khaliji, is a group of six Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health concern in the aforementioned region, but research that synthesises this trend has remained scarce. The present narrative review examines existing research on the prevalence and frequency of IPV among Khaliji women who inhabit the GCC nations. This review synthesised studies on physical and sexual violence, emotional abuse, and controlling behaviours perpetrated by an intimate partner. The prevalence rates of IPV among Khaliji women were observed to be high: women reported facing different types of abuse from their partners, namely physical (7-71%), sexual (3.7-81%), financial (21.3-26%), and psychological (7.5-89%), which is a culmination of controlling behaviour (36.8%), emotional violence (22-69%), and social violence (34%). Existing studies in the GCC region suggest that the most endorsed IPV was psychological abuse (89%), followed by sexual violence (81%). Qualitative analysis of the content of associated factors resulted in four significant descriptors, such as victim demographics, sociocultural factors, socioeconomic factors, and perpetrator-related issues. Research on IPV is still in its nascent stages, with very few studies emanating from the GCC region. The way forward will require developing culturally appropriate interventions that address the unique risk factors for IPV among the Khaliji population, strengthening institutional responses, and increasing awareness and social support for victims of IPV.
摘要：
海湾合作委员会（GCC），在当地被称为Khaliji,是由六个阿拉伯国家组成的集团，包括沙特阿拉伯,巴林,科威特,阿曼,卡塔尔,阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）。亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）是上述地区的重大公共卫生问题，但是综合这一趋势的研究仍然很少。本叙事综述研究了居住在海湾合作委员会国家的Khaliji妇女中IPV患病率和频率的现有研究。这篇综述综合了关于身体暴力和性暴力的研究，情感虐待,控制亲密伴侣的行为。Khaliji妇女的IPV患病率很高：据报道，妇女面临伴侣的不同类型的虐待，即物理(7-71%)，性（3.7-81%），财务（21.3-26%），和心理（7.5-89％），这是控制行为的高潮(36.8%)，情感暴力（22-69％），社会暴力（34%）。GCC地区的现有研究表明，最受认可的IPV是心理虐待（89％），其次是性暴力（81%）。对相关因素内容的定性分析得出了四个显著的描述符，比如受害者的人口统计，社会文化因素，社会经济因素,与犯罪者有关的问题。对IPV的研究还处于起步阶段,很少有研究来自海湾合作委员会地区。前进的道路将需要制定文化上适当的干预措施，以解决Khaliji人群中IPV的独特风险因素，加强机构应对措施，提高对IPV受害者的认识和社会支持。
