Background: Health care providers have important role in identification and management of domestic violence against women. The purpose of this study was to explore views and ideas of the women health worker about the screening and management programs related to domestic violence against women, their benefits and barriers and introducing the appropriate interventions for removing the barriers...

Background and purpose: All forms of violence have mental and social consequences for women. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between dimensions of domestic violence and social structural determinants of health in women referred to forensic center in Tehran Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 196 women attending forensic center in Tehran...

Background and Objectives: One of the most important issues in public health is violence, which affects people around the world. Therefore, a qualitative study was conducted to explain the consequences of student violence.   Methods: This study was part of a qualitative exploratory sequential study conducted in Ruodsar in 2017. This study was carried out using conventional qualitative content...

Objectives: Domestic violence is a common phenomenon and also a health priority in all communities. Researches have shown that multiple biological, genetic, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual factors have key roles either in development or in prevention of domestic violence. Therefore, it is better to consider an integrated health care system which covers all influencing factors for ...

Extended abstract Introduction: The family has two faces. A family may be like the paradise that encompasses the feelings of love and security, and family members love each other, care for each other, and get along with each other. However, a family can also have a dark side and it can be regarded as an environment prone to violence in the society. Violence in the family occurs both against wo...

Background and Purpose: The World Health Organization declared violence against women a top priority for health and emphasized the importance of the world's attention to the prevention and control programs. This study was conducted aimed to identify the training needs of married women referring to health centers in Ahvaz with the objective of enabling the design of a program to prevent violence...

Introduction: Family violence is an aggressive behavior happening among some couples. According to WHO reports, familial violence against women is a health priority and has many complications. This study investigated the physical, mental and sexual violence exposure among the married women in reproductive age in Zahedan, Iran. Methods: This cross sectional study carried out on 354 married women...

  Background and Objectives : Domestic violence is a public health problem. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of domestic violence types in women referred to health care centers in Rafsanjan city in 2012 .   Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study encompassed 540 women refering to the seven health care centers, by multi-stage sampling method. Data collection tool was a self...