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...

Domestic violence could cause different types of physical and mental consequences for women. This may threaten safety of the family. Women are more prone to be the victims of violence particularly partners’ one. One of the important consequences of violence is cognitive dysfunctioning. Domestic violence could be considered as an environmental stressor factor which in turn could affect cognitive...

Introduction: Violence against women is more observed in families with some unique structures and conditions. This study aimed at exploring the impact of social capital and its components on violence against women with reference to the nature of family relationships.   Materials & Methods: This descriptive-correlative study was conducted on all married females with the age range of 15-50 years...

Abstract Background & Aims: Domestic violence during pregnancy can seriously threaten the physical and mental health of mother and baby and finally is a serious threat to public health. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and risk factors for domestic violence against pregnant women in an Iranian setting. Material & Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, 300 pregnan...

Introduction & Objective: This is a descriptive analytical study to assess domestic violence during pregnancy, and its relation to demographic characteristics. Materials & Methods: 400 subjects were randomly selected from among delivered women admitted in Zeinabieh and Hafez hospitals affiliated to Shiraz university of medical sciences. The data were collected by a questionnaire for de...

Introduction: Spouse abuse refers to any violent behavior dependent on gender and resulting in physical, sexual, psychological injuries and women suffering. It has adverse consequences in society and family. Current study was aimed to assess factors affecting spouse abuse in women in Shiraz city. Methods: This descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted on women victims of s...

Background and Objective: Domestic violence during pregnancy poses the mothers to physical and mental health problems in the future. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of domestic violence on postpartum depression among the women referring to the healthcare centers in Rey city, Iran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 fe...

 The purpose of this study was the comparison of the gender differences with regard to domestic violence’s and marital intimacy. Moreover, different aspects and dimensions of violence such as the experience of violence in childhood and couples' intimacy were also studied. The statistical population was the total married college students in three universities of Iran. Four hundred and thirty two...

Background & Aim: Studies have shown that more than 25% of nurses have not obtained professional competence in the field of violence and aggression. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of educational curriculum on nurses in dealing with violence in the OER. Material & Method: In this interventional study, 90 nurses working in the selected educational hospitals of Khorram...

Background and Objectives: Children, especially adolescents, are one of the main victims of domestic violence, who have received less attention despite their vulnerability to this social problem. This study was conducted to determine the adolescents' perspectives and experiences of domestic violence and parental disputes in order to improve our understanding of the various aspects of this socia...