Research Article

Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Volume: 8 Number: 2 June 6, 2023
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Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Objective: Domestic violence against women is an important public health problem worldwide and in Türkiye. This study aimed to analyze participants' demographic characteristics, violence levels, and relations between the two. Materials and Methods: 308 women participated in the study online via “Google Forms”. Participants answered "Sociodemographic Characteristics and Data Form" and “The Severity of Violence Against Women Scale”. As a method inside SPSS, descriptive statistical analysis and nonparametric tests were used in analysis of the data. Results: It has been determined that demographic characteristics of participants are better than average for Türkiye. Proportion of women who have been subjected to violence in at least one sub-category by not answering "never" to all questions is 43.8%. 41.6% of participating women did not answer "never" to all questions about the threat dimension, 14% about the actual violence dimension, and 7.5% about the sexual violence dimension. In comparative analyzes, a significant difference or a significant correlation couldn’t be detected for most part. Conclusion: Frequency of not answering "never" to all questions in the violence dimensions except the "threat dimension" was low. Level of violence was found low in all sizes. It is recommended that the study be repeated under better conditions.

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Tezimin yazım aşamasında Tez Danışmanlığı yapan Prof. Dr. Mustafa Öztürk ve Özge Şeyma Öge’ye teşekkür ederim. Bununla beraber desteklerinden dolayı aileme ve veri toplamamı sağladıkları için 308 katılımcıya teşekkür ederim.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 31, 2023

Publication Date

June 6, 2023

Submission Date

September 5, 2022

Acceptance Date

March 7, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Elmas, A., Ozturk, M., & Öge, Ö. Ş. (2023). Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, 8(2), 168-174. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1171196
AMA
1.Elmas A, Ozturk M, Öge ÖŞ. Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. OTJHS. 2023;8(2):168-174. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1171196
Chicago
Elmas, Alperen, Mustafa Ozturk, and Özge Şeyma Öge. 2023. “Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 8 (2): 168-74. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1171196.
EndNote
Elmas A, Ozturk M, Öge ÖŞ (June 1, 2023) Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 8 2 168–174.
IEEE
[1]A. Elmas, M. Ozturk, and Ö. Ş. Öge, “Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study”, OTJHS, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 168–174, June 2023, doi: 10.26453/otjhs.1171196.
ISNAD
Elmas, Alperen - Ozturk, Mustafa - Öge, Özge Şeyma. “Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences 8/2 (June 1, 2023): 168-174. https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1171196.
JAMA
1.Elmas A, Ozturk M, Öge ÖŞ. Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. OTJHS. 2023;8:168–174.
MLA
Elmas, Alperen, et al. “Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2023, pp. 168-74, doi:10.26453/otjhs.1171196.
Vancouver
1.Alperen Elmas, Mustafa Ozturk, Özge Şeyma Öge. Domestic Violence Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. OTJHS. 2023 Jun. 1;8(2):168-74. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1171196

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