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Abbasishavaz M, Morowati Sharifabad M A, Rahimian M, Jam-barsang S. Application of Health Education Theories and Models in Intimate Partner Violence Interventions Against Women in Iran: A Review Study. J Research Health 2025; 15 (3) :217-226
URL: http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-2522-en.html

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant global public health issue and a violation of human rights, particularly affecting women’s physical and mental well-being. Health education interventions are effective worldwide. This review aimed to identify Iranian studies utilizing health education models and theories in interventions aimed at reducing or preventing violence.
Methods: This is a narrative review of published articles on the application of health education models and theories in IPV interventions against women in Iran. The search was conducted using English keywords relevant to the topic, including domestic violence, IPV, intimate partner abuse, spouse abuse, sexual abuse, intervention, and Iran. These keywords were combined with Boolean operators such as “AND,” “OR,” and “NOT” to find all relevant articles or exclude those with specific identified keywords. The search was performed in reliable databases, including Google Scholar, Scopus, and PubMed. Additionally, Persian keywords such as domestic violence and wife abuse were used in the country’s databases, including Elmnet, Noormags, the Scientific Information Database (SID), Civilica, and Magiran. The inclusion criteria were: 1. Intervention studies where education using a model or theory aimed at preventing or reducing IPV is their main intervention; 2. Studies conducted in Iran; 3. Studies published between January 1, 2000, and the end of December 2023; 4. Studies for which full text is accessible. The exclusion criteria were: 1. Descriptive, qualitative, and review studies, as well as theses and unpublished studies. 
Results: Out of a total of 289 identified articles related to the topic, only five articles have used models and theories of health education and health promotion in their interventions from 2000 to September 2023.
Conclusion: Health education models and theories can effectively reduce IPV; however, in Iran, there is a lack of investigation into IPV as a public health issue, which has led to the underutilization of interventions based on health education and promotion theories.