Factors affecting the views and experiences of women living in the city centre of Manisa, Turkey, regarding domestic violence

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saliha Özpinar ◽  
Gönül Dinç Horasan ◽  
Hakan Baydur ◽  
Tülin Canbay
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
World Health ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Parental Violence ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
The City ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Domestic violence against women is an important social and public health problem worldwide resulting from unequal power relationships between men and women. The purpose of the present cross-sectional descriptive study was to determine the factors affecting the views and experiences of women living in the city centre of Manisa, Turkey, regarding domestic violence. The data were collected from a representative sample of women (n=873) in 2012. The socio-demographic questionnaire and the World Health Organization’s Multi-country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence Against Women were used for data collection. The study results revealed that of the women, 14.8% were exposed to physical violence, 7.9% to sexual violence, 20.2% to emotional violence/abuse and 11.2% to economic violence/abuse within the last 12 months. Lower income level, lower social status, lower educational level, unemployment, being exposed to parental violence during childhood and being married to husbands exposed to parental violence during childhood were associated risk factors with domestic violence. The study results indicate that domestic violence against women is a common phenomenon in Manisa.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF DOMESTIC PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN TURKEY

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
Ömer Alkan ◽  
Şeyda Ünver
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women

Purpose of the study: This study aims to determine the factors affecting the exposure of women in Turkey 15 years of age and older to physical violence by their husband/intimate partner. Methodology: In this study, the micro-data set of the "Research on Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey" conducted by Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies in 2008 and 2014 was used. In this data set, the data of 18518 women aged 15 and over were used, 11722 in 2008 and 6796 in 2014. Factors affecting women's physical violence were determined using binary logistic and probit regression analysis. This study focuses on the physical violence of the husband/partner, which is the most common type of domestic violence against women. Main Findings: The variables of survey year, region, education level, individual income, marital status, health status, the number of children, and being exposed to violence from first degree relatives are seen to be significant. According to the results obtained, the expected probability of exposure to physical violence women who were subjected to economic, verbal, and sexual violence by their husbands/intimate partners was more than 39.8%, 127.35%, and 83.68%, respectively. Applications of this study: The study outcome indicate that important steps to reduce domestic physical violence against women in Turkey should be taken. In order to prevent new cases of abuse, coordinated efforts to raise awareness of the problem of domestic physical violence against women will encourage action. Novelty/Originality of this study: In this study, factors affecting the exposure of women in Turkey, 15 years old and older, to physical violence by their husband/intimate partner were identified. In the study, the socio-demographic and economic characteristics of women and to what extent the various risk factors related to husband/intimate partners were critical for the women's exposure to physical violence.

scholarly journals Social representation of domestic violence against women among Nursing Technicians and Community Agents

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Daiane Silva ◽  
Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Gomes ◽  
Denize Cristina de Oliveira ◽  
Sergio Corrêa Marques ◽  
Adriana Dora da Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Central Nucleus ◽  
Context Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
The City ◽  
Structured Representation

OBJECTIVE To analyze the social representations of the Nursing Technicians and Community Health Agents about domestic violence against women. METHOD A qualitative study carried out in the city of Rio Grande, RS, in which evocations and interviews were collected between July and November 2013. For the treatment of data were used the EVOC 2005 software and the context analysis. RESULT It is a structured representation, in which the central nucleus contains conceptual, imaging and attitudinal elements, namely: abuse, aggression, physical aggression, cowardice and lack of respect. Such terms were present in the context of the interviews. The professionals acknowledged that violence is not limited to physical aspects and were judgemental about the acts of the aggressor. CONCLUSION This knowledge may enable the problematization of the studied phenomenon with the team, and facilitate the search for prevention and intervention strategies for victims, offenders and managers of health services.

HISTORICAL AND LEGAL ASPECT OF THE PRECONDITIONS FOR THE EMERGENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktoriia Medvedska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Legal Aspect ◽  
Sex Discrimination ◽  
World Health ◽  
Evolutionary Stage ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
The Will

In recent decades, the issue of gender balance and combating sex discrimination has become widespread in all developed countries, thus to some extent reflecting the level of development of society achieved by a country. According to the World Health Organization, one in six women has experienced domestic violence. The article analyzes scientific works in terms of studying the historical aspects of the preconditions for the emergence of domestic violence against women as a complex and historically stable phenomenon. Normative documents of different epochs and during Ukraine's stay in other states are analyzed, as a result of which it is established that the problem of domestic violence has always existed, regardless of the evolutionary stage of society at one time or another. Analysis of historical sources shows that gender-based violence has always been a part of human existence. Its various origins can be traced back to antiquity. Even then, women had the status of enslaved people in society. It is concluded that women, since the existence of the Scythian state, have been dependent on men and have experienced various manifestations of gender inequality, such as: lack of property rights and inheritance; the possibility of buying and abducting a woman, transfer to temporary slavery, bail and employment; restriction of the grounds for divorce at the will of the wife; establishment of the institution of guardianship over women. It is concluded that women, since the existence of the Scythian state, have been dependent on men and have experienced various manifestations of gender inequality, such as: lack of property rights and inheritance; the possibility of buying and abducting a woman, transfer to temporary slavery, bail and employment; restriction of the grounds for divorce at the will of the wife; establishment of the institution of guardianship over women.

scholarly journals Analysis of the cycle of domestic violence against women

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerle Dayana Tavares de Lucena ◽  
Layza De Souza Chaves Deininger ◽  
Hemílio Fernandes Campos Coelho ◽  
Alisson Cleiton Cunha Monteiro ◽  
Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Hierarchical Organization ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
The City

Introduction: Violence against Women (VAW) has been produced under the hierarchical organization of male dominance in social relations between genders. It is a type of social relationship that is historically bounded, culturally legitimized and cultivated, in which the woman is exposed to objective and subjective aggression, both in public as well as private sectors. The consequences of the violence suffered by women materialize in biological, psychological and social harms that hamper them fully experiencing human and social equalities. The persistence and the multiplicity of forms of expressing violence against women, throughout history, indicate the importance of the theme and the need to investigate how this practice interferes with the process of living, illness and death of the victim. Objective: To analyse the cycle of domestic violence against women. Methods: This is a population-based survey, and cross-sectional, exploratory and descriptive study, using a quantitative approach. The study was conducted in the city of Joao Pessoa-PB, from August 2013 to December 2015. The population consisted of 424 women over 18 years old, and residing in the city of study. For data collection, two instruments were used: the WHO VAW STUDY and the WHOQOL BREF scale, validated for assessing quality of life. A descriptive analysis was performed, from absolute and relative frequencies for the following variables: sociodemographic; Domestic Violence against Women (DVAW) and QOL, in addition to the average for continuous variables; under CAAE number 20418813.0.0000.5183. Results: The women averaged an overall score of 61.59 for the quality of life index, on a scale from 0 to 100. Regarding scores for each domain, the domain of social relations had the highest average among the domains (69.84), whereas the environment domain had the lowest average (51.03). Conclusions: Domestic Violence against Women directly and adversely affects the quality of life of the victimized women in numerous aspects, because it interferes with the physical and psychological health of women in society and in their social relations, also bringing consequences for the health system.

Family Courts and Human Security in South West Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Oluwaleye Monisola
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Family Courts ◽  
South West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women

The trend of violence against women in Nigeria has increased more than ever recently, with many women having been deprived of their fundamental rights. Violence against women in Nigeria includes sexual harassment, physical violence, harmful traditional practices, emotional and psychological violence, and socio-economic violence. This article investigates cases of domestic violence against women in South West Nigeria by assessing the role of family courts in the adjudication of such cases. Both primary and secondary sources of data were employed to examine incidents of violence against women and the role of the family courts in ensuring justice. The author employed both primary and secondary sources of data; the data gathered were analysed by frequency and simple percentages, while qualitative data were descriptively analysed. The article reveals the causes of domestic violence against women to include a cultural belief in male superiority, women’s lack of awareness of their rights, women’s poverty owing to joblessness, men seeking sexual satisfaction by force, women having only male children, the social acceptance of discipline, the failure to punish the perpetrators of violence, the influence of alcohol, and in-laws’ interference in marital relationships. It also reveals the nature of domestic violence against women. The research revealed that the family courts have played prominent roles in protecting and defending the rights of women. The author therefore recommends that the law should strengthen the family courts by extending their power to penalise the perpetrators of violence against women. 

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