BACKGROUND Violence against women is one of the most systematic and prevalent human rights abuses in the world. It is a form of discrimination and deeply rooted in power imbalances and structural inequality between women and men. Documenting the extent of the problem and associated factors is essential to develop public health interventions to tackle violence against women. Therefore, the objec...

Background: The World Health Organization has declared domestic violence against women as an important health priority. Objectives: This study a aimed to identify the psychological, familial, and social consequences of domestic violence against women who referred to health centers in Zanjan province. Methods: The present study was conducted using a qualitative approach and the grounded theory...

background: domestic violence is a concern in the communities and need a wide attention. violence against women can cause all kinds of physical and mental illness. this is a threat to woman’s and family member’s health. stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancy are risk factors for adverse consequences. little is known about the level of the mental illnesses in women who exposed to domest...

D ata from different surveys indicate a high prevalence of domestic violence against women in all societies. In western countries it is estimated that about 25% of women experience intimate partner violence over their lifetimes. 3 However, prevalence data show only one side of the problem: the seriousness of the problem in terms of how widespread it is in our societies. Another side of the prob...

BACKGROUND Domestic and sexual violence are significant public health problems but little is known about the extent to which men and women with severe mental illness (SMI) are at risk compared with the general population. We aimed to compare the prevalence and impact of violence against SMI patients and the general population. METHOD Three hundred and three randomly recruited psychiatric pati...

Domestic violence, defined as acts of verbal abuse and physical violence performed against women by current intimate main partners, was surveyed by means of the Conflict Tactics Scale. We examined the relationships between a biological variable (testosterone level), social variables (demographics, social integration), and behaviour (substance use) and self-reported domestic violence. Forced-ent...

UNLABELLED Objective : To determine the prevalence of domestic violence and associated factors among married women in a semi-rural area of western Turkey. METHODS This descriptive study was conducted between March 1 and April 29, 2011 on married women aged 15-49 years. Exposure to at least one of these types of violence at least one time within the past one year was regarded as the presence o...