Background: The extent to which domestic violence influences the population growth problem is an issue that has been marginalized. The extent to which this is linked to the health status of mothers is examined.
Aim: To study the relationship between birth spacing and domestic violence against women (DVW) and the tradition of circumcision and their outcome on women health.
Methods: Data was retrieved from the Egypt demographic health survey of 2014. Data for 25 governorates in Egypt including 4 Urban, 12 in Lower Egypt (LE), 8 in Upper Egypt (UE) and 3 Frontier governorates. Data included justified reason for hitting or beating by the husband for refusal to have sex, arguing, not taking permission to go out, burning food or neglect of children. Other data included obesity, anemia, prevalence of circumcision and mother’s intention to circumcise her daughter, attitudes towards circumcision and husband preferences. Health status of women was assessed by obesity and anemia. The data was statistically analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient by the SSPS software (20).
Results: The most common reason for beating was going out without telling husband which was highest in UE governorates. Beating for refusing to have sex was highest UE governorates ranging from 59.4% in Qena to 9.8% in Giza. Demand for family planning was inversely correlated with all the reasons for DVW (P