Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women: Prevalence and Associated factors
Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Woman and Society
M. Hassan
1
(کارشناس ارشد مامایی، عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مهاباد.)
M. Kashanian
2
(جراح و متخصص زنان زایمان ( دانشیار )، عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی
ایران)
M. Roohi
3
(کارشناس ارشد مامایی، عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مهاباد)
M. Vizheh
4
(کارشناس ارشد مامایی، عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مهاباد.)
M. Hassan
5
(دانشجوی دکترای تخصصی فارماسیوتیکس، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی تبریز، دانشکده
داروسازی)
Keywords: Domestic Violence, Pregnancy, Prevalence of Domestic Violence,
Abstract :
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of domestic violence and associated factors against pregnant women in Mahabad, Miandoab, and Bonab from Western Azarbayejan in 2010. This cross-sectional survey drew a convenience sample of 1950 pregnant women referring to the hospitals in these cities. A use was made of structured interview, a questionnaire and their recorded documents to collect data. The results of the study indicated that the prevalence of domestic violence against pregnant women was 78% in Miandoab, 67.4% in Mahabad and 94.5% in Bonab. X2 test showed a significant relationship between domestic violence and the following variables; women's marital age (Miandoab), the number of children (all cities), income (Miandoab and Mahabad), the support of women’s family (all cities), women’s smoking (Mahabad and Bonab). Thus, as there was a rather high prevalence of domestic violence during pregnancy in these three cities it is necessary to decrease it through an appropriate planning