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Prediction of domestic violence against married women in southwestern Turkey
Author(s) -
Izmirli Gulsen O.,
Sonmez Yonca,
Sezik Mekin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.06.011
Subject(s) - domestic violence , medicine , residence , logistic regression , demography , sexual violence , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , nursing , sociology
Abstract Objective To determine the prevalence of, and independent risk factors for various domestic violence categories among married women of reproductive age in southwestern Turkey. Methods The present cross‐sectional study included 260 randomly selected women registered to a family physician in the district of Gönen, Isparta. During home visits between October 1 and December 31, 2012, the women completed a questionnaire that included between four and eight questions for each violence category (physical, verbal, economic, emotional, and sexual) to assess the lifetime presence of domestic violence. Logistic regression models with backward elimination were constructed to define independent risk factors for domestic violence. Results In total, 176 (67.7%) women reported any type of domestic violence at least once in their lifetime. Verbal/psychological abuse was the most frequent type (reported by 121 [46.5%] women). Living in a village, young age (19–29 years) of the husband, adolescent age (< 19 years) of the husband at marriage, and problem alcohol use or problem gambling in the partner were independent predictors of domestic violence. Conclusion Attention should be given to area of residence, age of both partners at marriage, adolescent marriage, and husband characteristics during screening for domestic violence.