Background: Studying the violence act on women lives help us to understand the magnitude of problem and influence us to find a solution to help every woman how suffer in her life from any type of abuse that affect her life and family. Objectives: To determine the frequency of violence act on women lives, list the different types of violence experienced by woman and identify risk factors contributing to the existence of violence among Saudi women attending primary health care centers (PHCCs). Subjects and Methods: All Saudi Arabian women aged 18 to 60 years who are visiting the PHC during the study period. Norway Abuse Questionnaire (NORAQ) questionnaire was used for collection of data from volunteers. Results: A total of 186 Saudi Arabian women were recruited out of 200, the response rate from this study is 93%. The ages of women included in the study between 18 and 60 with a mean of 30.7 (SD 9.6) years (SD 7.65). The prevalence of ever abused among them was 42.5%. The result prevalence rates of emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse in orders were 36%, 25.3% and 5.9%. Risk factors for becoming victim or abusers included younger age, low education, low socio-
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