DOI: 10.5061/dryad.kkwh70sc5
title: A scoping review of healthcare professionals' views on intimate partner violence in the Middle East and North Africa

description: Objectives This scoping review aims to survey healthcare providers (HCPs)
 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) about their knowledge,
 attitudes, and barriers to working with women who have experienced
 Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). This review aims to map the breadth of
 available peer-reviewed literature that may inform future educational
 training programs. Design Scoping review. Data Sources The scoping review
 included studies up to December 2023 from PUBMED, Medline, COCHRANE,
 CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Arabic medical journals.  Eligibility
 Criteria Selected articles were restricted to those carried out in the
 MENA region, available in full-text, and with no date restrictions. Data
 Extraction and Synthesis Data was extracted from all studies to include
 research location, year of publication, type of journal, methodology,
 design, participants, knowledge, attitudes, and barriers. By charting the
 information into a table, the data was analysed using frequency and counts
 and descriptive content analysis.  Results Of the 1066 articles
 reviewed, 29 eligible studies were included in this scoping review. 27% of
 the articles reported HCPs’ lack of knowledge about IPV protocols. The
 dominant attitude reported was a preference to treat the presenting health
 complaint and avoid discussing IPV. Finally, 30% of articles reported
 HCPs’ lack of training as the main barrier. Conclusion Our paper concluded
 that there is a lack of research in understanding the knowledge,
 attitudes, and barriers surrounding HCPs in the MENA region and IPV. This
 scoping review highlights the need for further research, informing
 interventions, and training for HCPs in the region.
description: # A Scoping Review of healthcare professionals' views on Intimate
 Partner Violence in the Middle East and North Africa
 [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kkwh70sc5](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kkwh70sc5) ## Description of the data and file structure The data file presented *(Data of Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs on Intimate Partner Violence.xlsx)* describes all the articles included in the scoping review. Firstly, this data file provides you with details of each study we included in our scoping review: 1. Authors: includes names of all the authors that contributed to writing the study 2. Study name: name of the study. 3. Location: country where their data was collected. 4. Year of publication: the year the study was published. 5. Journal: name of the journal that published said study 6. Study design: the type of study (i.e. cross-sectional, qualitative, and etc.) 7. Type and number of participants: a description of the participants' occupation along with the number of each participant in said occupation. Secondly, this data file provide all the data collected from each of the included studies on the following: 1. Knowledge: describes what the participants actually know about intimate partner violence 2. Attitudes: describes the participants attitudes towards intimate partner violence and screening for intimate partner violence in the workplace. 3. Barriers: describes the participants' barriers to screening for intimate partner violence in the workplace.  **LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS** * CINAHL - Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature  * CDSR – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews * IPV – Intimate Partner Violence * MENA – Middle East and North Africa * SOS-DoC – Support, Options, Strength – Document of observation, assessment & plans, and continuity * HCP – Health Care Practitioners * UAE – United Arab Emirates * oPT – Occupied Palestine Territory * CBPR – Community Based Participatory Research * MDT – Multidisciplinary Training * OPD – Outpatient Department ## References 1. AbuTaleb NI, Dashti TA, Alasfour SM, Elshazly M, Kamel MI. Knowledge and perception of domestic violence among primary care physicians and nurses: A comparative study. Alexandria Journal of Medicine. 2012;48(1). 2. Ahmed AM, Abdella ME, Yousif E, Elmardi AE. Response of Sudanese doctors to domestic violence. 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