Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention among Married Women in Central Anatolia

This study examines domestic violence and aims at increasing women’s awareness of it. The authors collected data from 1039 married women at 12 Family Health Centers (FHCs) in Konya, Turkey. Of all women, 39.9 % reported the type of violence given by their husbands as verbal, 31.7 % as emotional, 23....

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Published in:Journal of family violence 2016-08, Vol.31 (6), p.711-719
Main Authors: Alan, Hacer, Yilmaz, Sema Dereli, Filiz, Emel, Arioz, Ayten
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Psychology
Consciousness
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Domestic violence
Females
Health
Health centres
Husbands
Jealousy
Law and Psychology
Marriage
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Police
Prevention
Prevention programs
Psychotherapy and Counseling
Quality of Life Research
Questionnaires
Regulation
Wives
Women
Women's health
Women's issues
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Summary:This study examines domestic violence and aims at increasing women’s awareness of it. The authors collected data from 1039 married women at 12 Family Health Centers (FHCs) in Konya, Turkey. Of all women, 39.9 % reported the type of violence given by their husbands as verbal, 31.7 % as emotional, 23.9 % as physical, 13.5 % as sexual and economic violence. While 33 % cited jealousy as a reason for domestic violence, 10.4 % reported to apply to a police station, and 12.2 % to a health center. After experiencing violence, 40 % were found to know how to apply to a state agency while only 1 % reported to know about183, the violence hotline in Turkey. Furthermore, only 9 % were detected to know about legal regulations protecting women and families, 6.2 % to be aware of the Turkish penal code, and 3.5 % to know about the Turkish civil code. However, only 2 % of participants responded correctly, but incompletely to the items in the questionnaire regarding legal changes.
ISSN:0885-7482
1573-2851
DOI:10.1007/s10896-016-9828-9