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Counseling Intervention to Reduce Violence and Promote the Psychosocial Well- Being of Women Who Experience Domestic Violence

Introduction: This study aims to review married women with domestic violence and detecting the 
effectiveness of counseling intervention on the reduction of intimate partner violence (IPV). 
Methods: Phase one of this study was a cross-sectional in which 315 married women living in Al-Badrashin, 
a slum area in Giza-Egypt, were included and invited to participate in the study and screened for IPV, 
social support, and psychological status; phase two was an interventional phase in which all abused women 
detected in phase one invited to participate in the interventional counseling program. 
 Results: The study revealed that the overall prevalence of IPV among the studied group was (37.7%); the 
highest form (54.0%) was psychological abuse, followed by physical (52%) one then severe combined abuse 
including sexual abuse items (48.6%). However; less than one fourth (22.2%) were exposed to harassment. 
Also revealed the presence of high significant p-value (0.000) reductions in all forms of violence following 
the intervention program. 
Conclusions: Counseling intervention had a positive effect on participants, demonstrating a decrease in 
violence exposure, improvement of social support and psychological status.