Open AccessDomestic Violence against Married Female
Author(s) -
Sanjana Asma,
Kamrun Nessa,
Hosne Ara Akter
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
global journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-4618
pISSN - 0975-5888
DOI - 10.34257/gjmrevol19is4pg25
Subject(s) - domestic violence , medicine , psychology , demography , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , environmental health , sociology
Background:Domestic violence against married female nurses is one of the major problems in Bangladesh. They experience various types of domestic violence in any stage of their lives. The study aim was to assess the magnitude of domestic violence among married female nurses. Methods:This cross-sectional study was carried out among 192 married female nurses from January to December 2017. Data were collected by face to face interview with the help of semi-structured questionnaire. Results:Among 192 female nurses, about 32% were victims of domestic violence, 22.4% suffered from mental violence. Husband those who had passed HSC or equivalent level (41.0%) created more domestic violence and there was a strong association (p=0.002) between education of husbands and violence. Monthly income of the nurses had Tk. 20001-30000 and there was very high significant (p=0.000, 0.01) relation between monthly income of nurses, their husbands and domestic violence.