Objective: Violence against women is a priority health problem
that can lead to chronic health problems and death. It is known that women who
are exposed to violence in the family do not apply to the health care centers
if they don’t have very serious health problems. It is also stated that this
violence affects the whole life of woman and diminishes the healthy years of
woman to live. Although it has serious consequences about health, the extent of
the problem needs to be revealed in order to prevent this unexpressed violence.
The purpose of this study is to analyse violence against women by investigating
the sociodemographic data, causes and origins of women deaths whose forensic
autopsies were performed.
Material and method: In our study, the
information was obtained from death examination forms and forensic autopsy
reports of 18-year-old and older women whose autopsies were performed and
concluded between 01.01.2011 and 31.12.2015 in Institute of Forensic Medicine,
İzmir Group Presidency were examined. The obtained data were processed into
data registration forms that we have prepared. The obtained data were loaded
into the SPSS 22.0 program and evaluated statistically. Pearson Chi-Square test
and Fisher's Exact test were used for statistical analysis and p <0.05 was
accepted as significant.
Results: It was observed that there were 1358 female deaths
who were aged 18 years or older and whose autopsies were performed in Institute
of Forensic Medicine, İzmir Group Presidency between 2011-2015. The mean age of
the cases was found to be 53.9 ± 20.7. When the origins of the deaths were
examined, it was observed that origin of deaths was mostly natural followed by
accident, suicide and homicide respectively. It was observed that circulatory
system diseases were most common in natural deaths, traffic accidents were most
common in accidents, hanging was most common in suicides, gunshot injuries and
stab wounds were equally most common in homicides. It was observed that being
married increased the frequency of deaths originating from suicide and murder,
the presence of psychiatric diseases increased the frequency of deaths
originating from suicide, working increased the frequency of deaths originating
from homicide and having physical or mental disabilities increased the frequency
of accidental deaths.
Conclusion: It was observed that the information about women's
story of exposure to violence is insufficient and there are deficiencies in
many data in the death examination forms and forensic autopsy reports examined
in our study. It is thought that the establishment of standardized
investigation and autopsy forms to use especially in women suicides and
homicides by prosecutors, may contribute to reveal the true extent of the
problem and may be a guide in resolution aimed studies.
Amaç: Kadına yönelik
şiddet, kronik sağlık sorunlarına ve ölüme neden olabilen öncelikli bir sağlık
sorunudur. Aile içinde şiddete uğrayan kadınların çok ciddi sağlık sorunları
olmadıkça sağlık kuruluşlarına başvurmadıkları, şiddetin sürüp gittiği ve
kadının tüm yaşamını etkileyerek sağlıklı yaşayabileceği yıllarını azalttığı
belirtilmektedir. Ciddi sağlık sonuçları olmasına karşın dillendirilmeyen bu
şiddetin önlenebilmesi için sorunun boyutunun ortaya konabilmesi gerekmektedir.
Bu çalışmanın amacı; kadın olguların adli otopsi verilerinden sosyodemografik
özellikleri, ölüm nedenleri ve orijinlerinin incelenerek kadına yönelik
şiddetin araştırılmasıdır.
Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışmamızda
01.01.2011-31.12.2015 tarihleri arasında Adli Tıp Kurumu İzmir Grup
Başkanlığı’nda otopsisi yapılan ve karara bağlanan 18 yaş ve üstü kadın
olguların adli ölü muayene tutanağı ve adli otopsi raporlarındaki bilgiler
incelendi. Elde edilen veriler hazırlamış olduğumuz veri kayıt formlarına
işlendi, SPSS 22.0 programına yüklendi ve bu programda istatistiksel yönden
değerlendirildi. İstatistiksel analiz için gruplar arasında karşılaştırmada
Pearson Chi-Square testi ve Fisher’s Exact test kullanıldı ve p<0,05 değeri
anlamlı kabul edildi.
Sonuç: Çalışmamızda
incelenen adli ölü muayene tutanağı ve adli otopsi raporlarında kadınların
şiddete maruz kalma öyküleri ile ilgili yeterli bilgi bulunmadığı gözlendi.
Özellikle kadın intihar ve cinayetlerinde savcılıklarca kullanılmak üzere
standart soruşturma sorularının ve otopsilerde kullanılmak üzere standart
formların oluşturulmasının sorunun gerçek boyutlarının ortaya konmasına katkı
sağlayacağı ve çözüme yönelik çalışmalarda yol gösterici olabileceği düşünüldü.
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Publication Date | August 23, 2017 |
Submission Date | June 6, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 31 Issue: 2 |