Determining the Cut-Off Score of the Malay Version of Women Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) for Intimate Partner Violence Screening in Malaysia

Yuhaniz Ahmad; Salmi Razali

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI30.6886

Determining the Cut-Off Score of the Malay Version of Women Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) for Intimate Partner Violence Screening in Malaysia

Authors

Yuhaniz Ahmad Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Selangor, Malaysia; School of Quantitative Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
Salmi Razali Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI30.6886

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the optimal cut-off score for the Malay version of the Women Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) for screening of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Malaysia. A total of hundred participants enrolled in an online cross-sectional study. The overall accuracy of Malay WAST is 0.779. The sensitivity and specificity of WAST are 59.6% and 76.7% respectively, measured at the cut-off score of 15. The prevalence of IPV among the participants was 44%, with higher rates among females, Malays, and Muslims. The Malay WAST is a reliable tool for screening cases of IPV in Malaysia.

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Published

2025-05-24

How to Cite

Yuhaniz Ahmad, & Salmi Razali. (2025). Determining the Cut-Off Score of the Malay Version of Women Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) for Intimate Partner Violence Screening in Malaysia. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 10(SI30), 107–113. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI30.6886