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The Incidence of Domestic Violence, the
Causative Factors and their effects on the familyHandan Zincir1, Fatih Yagmur2, Zeliha Kaya3,
Elcin Balci4, Ferhan Elmali5ABSTRACT
Objectives: The research was conducted among low socio-economic level families to determine the incidence of domestic violence and affecting factors.
Methodology: It is a descriptive study. The population of the research consisted of 1455 students at a primary school.
Results: According to the statements of the children, 22.6% of the fathers and 6.2% of the mothers used violence against their partners. About 46.3% of the children were exposed to violence from fathers and 51% from mothers. Father’s being unemployed, father’s use of alcohol and smoking, presence of a handicapped family member low economic status and being a young child-mother were the factors that affected domestic violence.
Conclusions: We may conclude that domestic violence in the neighborhood was high. Most of the children were exposed to violence from both fathers and mothers.
KEY WORDS:
Domestic Violence, Woman, Child.Pak J Med Sci January - March 2010 Vol. 26 No. 1 201-205
How to cite this article:
Zincir H, Yagmur F, Kaya Z, Balci E, Elmali F. The Incidence of Domestic Violence, the Causative Factors and their effects on the family. Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(1):201-205
1. Handan Zincir,
Instructor (RN, PhD), Dept.of Public Health Nursing,
Ataturk School of Health
2. Fatih Yagmur,
Instructor (RN, PhD), Forensic Medicine of Medical Faculty
3. Zeliha Kaya.
Instructor (RN, MSc), Dept. of Public Health Nursing,
Ataturk School of Health
4. Elcin Balci,
Instructor (RN, PhD)
Public Health, Dept. of Medical Faculty.
5. Ferhan Elmali,
Instructor (RN, Msc), Biostatic Dept. of Medical Faculty
1-5. University of Erciyes, Kayseri-Turkey
Correspondence:
Handan Zincir, RN, PhD,
Erciyes Universitesi Ataturk Saglik Yuksek Okulu,
38039 - Kayseri, Turkey.
E mail: hzincir@erciyes.edu.tr
* Received for Publication: May 13, 2009
* Revision Received: September 3, 2009
* Second Revision Received: December 8, 2009
* Final Revision Accepted: December 11, 2009
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