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Pourbakhtiar M, Ghaffari M, Rakhshanderou S. Intimate partner violence among women and its related socio-demographic factors: A cross-sectional study. Payesh 2025; 24 (1) :69-79
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1- School of Public Health & Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (486 Views)
Objective(s): Intimate partner violence is an important public health issue that widely affects women. This study aimed to investigate intimate partner violence and its related factors.
Methods: This was a descriptive study of a random sample of married women of reproductive age in Pardis, Tehran province, Iran in 2023. The data was collected using a validated demographic questionnaire and a conflict resolution questionnaire. Data were analyzed using independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance and LSD post hoc test using SPSS 16 software.
Results: In total 388 women were studied. The prevalence of physical violence was 35.8%, serious injury 19.6%, psychological 67.8%, sexual 28.6% and the overall prevalence was 71.6%. Although, education of women and their husbands, husband's occupation, economic status, place of residence, family relationship with husband, age of marriage and history of illness had a significant relationship with spousal abuse and its components (p<0.05), only husband's occupation 19% and place of residence significantly predicted 12% of spousal abuse changes.
Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that spousal abuse and its types are highly prevalent in women and spousal abuse and its components were related to some socio-demographic factors, especially economic status.
Methods: This was a descriptive study of a random sample of married women of reproductive age in Pardis, Tehran province, Iran in 2023. The data was collected using a validated demographic questionnaire and a conflict resolution questionnaire. Data were analyzed using independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance and LSD post hoc test using SPSS 16 software.
Results: In total 388 women were studied. The prevalence of physical violence was 35.8%, serious injury 19.6%, psychological 67.8%, sexual 28.6% and the overall prevalence was 71.6%. Although, education of women and their husbands, husband's occupation, economic status, place of residence, family relationship with husband, age of marriage and history of illness had a significant relationship with spousal abuse and its components (p<0.05), only husband's occupation 19% and place of residence significantly predicted 12% of spousal abuse changes.
Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that spousal abuse and its types are highly prevalent in women and spousal abuse and its components were related to some socio-demographic factors, especially economic status.
Keywords: Intimate Partner Violence, Women
type of study: Descriptive |
Subject:
Public Health
Received: 2024/03/9 | Accepted: 2024/09/14 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/02/22 | Published: 2025/03/1
Received: 2024/03/9 | Accepted: 2024/09/14 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/02/22 | Published: 2025/03/1
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