Women’s Perceptions and Experiences of Domestic Violence

Madhani, Farhana; Professor, Rozina Karmaliani; Patel, Cyra; Bann, Carla; McClure, Elizabeth M; Pasha, Omrana; Goldenberg, Robert L.

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“…The results of this research demonstrated that the most common reaction among women to the violence was logically speaking to the husband (62.7%) followed by appeasement (35.8%), which were in line with the results of a research by Kargar Jahromi et al (4). Madhani et al reported that women's tolerance was the most frequent reaction and referral to counseling centers and legal complaints as the least frequent cases (37). In the present study, complain to the court was also the least frequent case.…”

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Related Factors of Domestic Violence: A Population-Based Research on Iranian Women

Aliakbari¹,

Safarzadeh²,

Bayat³

et al. 2017

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) defined domestic violence as "the range of physically, psychologically and sexually coercive acts used against adult and adolescent women by current or former male intimate partners" (1). Domestic violence is an important health problem in the countries, which devastates the configuration of communities and threatens the individual's life, health and happiness (2,3) Therefore, evaluation of the association between the different types of domestic violence and health consequences is required (4). In general, almost 40% to 50% of women reported some levels of domestic violence in their lives (5). Domestic violence threatens the psychological and physical health and sometimes leads to suicide (6). According to a statement by the WHO, preventing domestic violence against women has been presented as one of the most important health priorities (1). According to a national plan conducted in 28 provinces in Iran, 66% of the studied households reported experiencing violence at least once after marriage and the violence was severe and serious in 30% and 10% of the cases, respectively. The study also showed that violence caused a temporary or permanent damage to women (7). Among the main causes of domestic violence are low occupation level, low-income level of families and low education level (8) as well as addiction and criminal conviction of the spouse (9). Other causes of violence may include inadequate family support, substandard dowry given to the bride, smoking, women's lack of an independent source of income, marital dissatisfaction and the absence of consanguineous marriage (10). Furthermore, duration of marriage and being away from family (11), unwanted pregnancy (12), pregnancy more than 6 times, having 4 or more female children and being forced to give birth to a son were reported to be related to violence (11). Among other factors contributing to violence against women are sexual dysfunction, history of psychiatric disorders and experience of violence in childhood (5,11). Domestic violence causes a turbulent relationship between husband and wife which may harm the family relationship and impair psychological health and marital satisfaction (13). Based on the family systems theory, family members can both influence each other and be affected by other members. Therefore, any problem related to a member causes a challenge and a change in the family system (14). Violence and abuse in families occur frequently with significant impact on children of all ages (15). Studies have

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Related Factors of Domestic Violence: A Population-Based Research on Iranian Women

Aliakbari¹,

Safarzadeh²,

Bayat³

et al. 2017

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major concern for health, criminal justice, and economies worldwide (Dietrich & Schuett, 2013). Global prevalence is high, with cultural factors influencing both the rates of IPV and attitudes towards the acceptability of using this form of violence (Madhani et al, 2017. For example, evidence suggests that IPV disproportionately affects women from honor cultures in parts of Asia (Mayeda & Vijaykumar, 2016).…”

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Attitudes toward intimate partner “honor”-based violence in India, Iran, Malaysia and Pakistan

Lowe

Khan

Thanzami

et al. 2018

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Purpose Although intimate partner violence (IPV) and “honor”-based violence (HBV) are major concerns throughout the world, little research has investigated the acceptance of these forms of abuse outside of the West. The purpose of this paper is to therefore respond to this gap in the literature by exploring attitudes toward HBV in a fictional depiction of IPV across four Asian samples: India, Iran, Malaysia and Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach Participants (n=579) read a hypothetical scenario in which a husband, despite his own marital infidelity, verbally abuses and physically assaults his wife after discovering that she has been unfaithful. Participants then completed a questionnaire that assessed perceptions of damage to the husband’s honor, approval of intimate partner HBV against the wife, and perceptions of both the victim-wife and the perpetrator-husband. Findings The findings revealed that more males than females, across all four nations, were endorsing of honor-adhering attitudes in response to the perceived threat to the husband’s reputation resulting from the wife’s infidelity. Additionally, of the four samples, Pakistani participants were the most approving and Malaysians least endorsing of honor-adhering attitudes. Originality/value The results are discussed in relation to studies of honor-adherence in Asian populations. This study provides an original glimpse into the perceptions of intimate partner HBV in these not-often sampled nationalities.

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“…[ 1 ] A recent Pakistani study demonstrated that most women who suffered intimate partner violence did not report the incident and did not seek counseling services. [ 2 ]…”

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Epidemiological profile of female firearm-related mortality

Justino¹,

Costa

Andrade

2021

Medicine

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The mortality rate of women due to firearms increases every day in Brazil and globally. This study aimed to evaluate the trends of firearm-related mortality in women from the years 2007 to 2016 in order to determine their profile and to associate these indicators with public policy and strategies to reduce mortality. This is an ecological time-series study using secondary data of women aged 10 to 49 years old collected through the mortality information system (SIM) in Brazil. Furthermore, independent characteristics such as education, color, race and civil status were also collected from SIM. Data was analyzed using the Join Point open source software version. There was an increase in the mortality rate of women who received 4 to the 7 years of education, were single, and brown-skinned. There was a significantly increased rate of mortality in women whose ages ranged from 20 to 29 years followed by 30 to 39 years; the rate was also significantly higher in the northeast region followed by the southeast region. There is a need for professional training to assist women in vulnerable situations.

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Women’s Perceptions and Experiences of Domestic Violence

Cited by 52 publications

References 48 publications

Related Factors of Domestic Violence: A Population-Based Research on Iranian Women

Related Factors of Domestic Violence: A Population-Based Research on Iranian Women

Attitudes toward intimate partner “honor”-based violence in India, Iran, Malaysia and Pakistan

Epidemiological profile of female firearm-related mortality

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