Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors : Alperen ELMAS, Mustafa OZTURK, Özge Şeyma ÖGE

Pages : 168-174

Doi:10.26453/otjhs.1171196

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Publication Date : 2023-06-06

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: Domestic violence against women is an important public health problem worldwide and in Türkiye. This study aimed to analyze participants\` demographic characteristics, violence levels, and relations between the two. Materials and Methods: 308 women participated in the study online via “Google Forms”. Participants answered \`Sociodemographic Characteristics and Data Form\` and “The Severity of Violence Against Women Scale”. As a method inside SPSS, descriptive statistical analysis and nonparametric tests were used in analysis of the data. Results: It has been determined that demographic characteristics of participants are better than average for Türkiye. Proportion of women who have been subjected to violence in at least one sub-category by not answering \`never\` to all questions is 43.8%. 41.6% of participating women did not answer \`never\` to all questions about the threat dimension, 14% about the actual violence dimension, and 7.5% about the sexual violence dimension. In comparative analyzes, a significant difference or a significant correlation couldn’t be detected for most part. Conclusion: Frequency of not answering \`never\` to all questions in the violence dimensions except the \`threat dimension\` was low. Level of violence was found low in all sizes. It is recommended that the study be repeated under better conditions.
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