Women Domestic Violence Research Articles

Silent struggles: Unveiling the unspoken epidemic of domestic violence against infertile women in Egypt

BackgroundGlobally, the issue of domestic violence (DV) against women remains a paramount concern in public health. However, a distinct facet of this challenge revolves around DV targeting women grappling with infertility, presenting a unique nexus with their overall well-being. This study endeavors to unravel the prevalence, associated determinants, and diverse manifestations of domestic violence against infertile women. MethodsThe investigation unfolded within the Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Delayed Reproduction and the Gynecological Outpatient Clinic at Beni-Suef University spanning from the first of March to the end of July 2022. Employing a cross-sectional descriptive approach, the study engaged 200 infertile women actively seeking infertility treatment. Data acquisition transpired through an interview questionnaire tailored for the purpose. ResultsAmong surveyed women, 69.0 % reported experiencing physical violence due to infertility, while 65.5 % reported verbal violence. Additionally, 36.5 % reported incidents of sexual violence, and 47.0 % reported being subjected to financial violence. Statistical analyses revealed noteworthy correlations between physical and verbal violence and various factors, including age (p = 0.013), types of infertility (p = 0.001), gender of children (p = 0.006, p < 0.0001), and frequency of coitus (p = 0.019, p = 0.012), respectively. Conclusion and recommendationsDomestic violence exerts a profound impact on the general well-being of women, particularly affecting their emotional and social dimensions. This study underscores a heightened prevalence of violence among infertile women, with verbal abuse emerging as the predominant form. Recognizing the pivotal role of domestic violence in women's health, it becomes imperative for healthcare professionals to proactively identify at-risk individuals. Tailored interventions, such as comprehensive training programs encompassing communication skills and problem-solving approaches, should be devised and implemented. Moreover, counseling sessions should involve both spouses, elucidating the detrimental effects and challenges associated with all forms of violence.

Incidence of Violence and Sexual Dysfunction among Infertile Women Attending Women's Health Hospital, Assiut University

In the present day, people view infertility as a social issue that can result in psychological instability, relationship problems, and divorce. Consequences of infertility, such as low self-esteem, anxiety, and sexual relationship disturbances associated with failure in reproduction, have a major impact on sexual satisfaction. Aim:This study aims to assess the incidence of violence and sexual dysfunction among infertile women. Methods:Apurposive sample of 60 infertile women was enrolled; a cohort design was used. The outpatient gynecological clinic and ARTunit at Women's Health Hospital, Assiut University served as the study's sites. Data collection tools include a structured interview questionnaire, the Arabic version of the female sexual dysfunction index, and the WHO women domestic violence scale. Results:The study findings illustrate that the majority (85%) of infertile women experience violence, and a vast majority (93.3%) of them have sexual dysfunction. a highly statistically significant relationship between exposure to violence and occupation (p= 0.004) as well as type of family (p=0.001). Another highly statistically significant relationship exists between sexual dysfunction and occupation (p=0.004), in addition to educational level (p=0.009). Conclusion:Various forms of intimate partner violence and sexual dysfunction afflict infertile women. So, nurses should consider routine screening for domestic violence victims in infertility clinics. Recommendation:Providing marital counseling as a general course in higher institutions of learning to prepare couples to have positive sexual behaviour.

Domestic violence victimization among Chinese women and its relevance to their economic power.

This study conducted a survey of domestic violence victimization among women in China. Previously little research has been conducted on the subject of domestic violence against Chinese women as well as its relevance to their own economic power. Using online questionnaires, this study collected data about 412 women with current or previous marital status who came from four income brackets in Beijing and Shanghai. It revealed that the proportions of physical, emotional, economic, and sexual violence they experienced were about 27.91%, 62.38%, 21.12%, and 30.10%, respectively. Women belonging to the highest income bracket faced almost the same risk of domestic violence compared with other income groups. Furthermore, there was a slight upward tendency in physical and emotional violence victimization in the highest-income group. The binary logistic regression analysis showed that adverse childhood experiences, arguments between couples due to different opinions regarding gender ideologies, and the approval level for specific gender ideologies were common significant factors across different income brackets. When all income brackets were considered, a higher income was tested as a protective factor with regard to sexual violence. As for the income gap between couples, women whose incomes were "once higher than that of the husband but now lower/almost the same" or "always higher than that of the husband" faced a higher risk of physical violence than women whose incomes were "always lower than/almost the same as that of the husband." This study not only revealed the reality of domestic violence victimization in China but also suggested that more attention should be paid to high-income women's domestic violence victimization as well as the importance of helping them both through academia and domestic violence support institutions.

Predicting Home Violence, According to Perceived Social Support and Marital Satisfaction for Infertility Women in Tehran, (Iran)

Background: Studies in many regions of the world indicate that women bear the burden of infertility. Infertile couples are expected to be involved in various psychological and social problems. Social support may lessen the psychological pain of infertility in women. Also, violence and inequality against women are raised in such families. This research aims to survey domestic violence in women based on social support and marital satisfaction in infertile women in Tehran.&#x0D; Methods: In this study in 2018, authorities randomly selected 130 infertile women for an interview in Avicenna infertility center in Tehran. After obtaining informed consent, participants completed a questionnaire. It included domestic violence against women, social support (MSPSS) and marital satisfaction (Enrich 47) questionnaires. Data and statistical analysis of the research hypotheses was performed using SPSS v22. Moreover, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Watson's camera statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, multivariate correlation coefficient and simultaneous multivariate regression analysis were used. The significance level was considered less than 0.05 and the confidence interval (CI) was 95%.&#x0D; Results: In this study, the mean age of women was 31.63 (47-23) and the mean duration of the marriage was 0.50 (2-20). Two variables of social support and marital satisfaction predicted the domestic violence against women to be 0.388 (38.8%). Marital satisfaction had a significant effect on domestic violence against infertile women (p=0.001). The higher the marital satisfaction (T= -8.997, p= 0.001), the less would be the domestic violence against infertile women.&#x0D; Conclusion: Findings showed that in infertile women, domestic violence is predictable with perceived social support and marital satisfaction.

Women Empowerment among students of selected Degree Colleges

Women Domestic violence, dowry related violence, female feticide, gender inequality are some of the social evils faced by women all over the world. Most of the women in our society are the victims of one or the other social evils. Still gender bias and beliefs are playing as chief obstacle for the growth of women empowerment worldwide. The data was collected students studying at Om Prabha First Grade College for Women who fulfill the inclusion criteria. After a brief introduction of self, the investigator and the participants were seated in the class room and self-administered questionnaire was distributed to get response from each subject. The students took about 30 minutes to complete the questionnaire. The purpose of the study was explained and confidentiality was assured. Thanking the respondents, then the data collection procedure was terminated. Thus the attitude regarding women empowerment was assessed. The attitude towards women empowerment was assessed through 5 point rating scale, majority of the respondents 64% had favourable attitude regarding women empowerment and 36% of the respondents had moderately favourable attitude regarding women empowerment. The mean of overall attitude score was 118.28, mean % was 78.9 with standard deviation 15.2 and standard deviation % 10.1. Hence the association between attitude and selected demographic variables is statistically significant with respect to Age, Religion, Type of family, Number of siblings and Source of information and non-significant with respect to occupation of mother and occupation of father. Hence H1-there will be a significant association between attitude and demographic variables was accepted. The study concluded that Attitude brings about remarkable changes in the status of women. This study will throw light to empower women in all dimensions which in turn improve the society

Lived Experiences of Domestic Violence in Women and Their Children: A Phenomenological Study.

This study explores women and their children’s lived experience of domestic violence (DV). A qualitative phenomenological research approach was used. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews. Five women and five adult children participated in this study. COREQ reporting guidelines were utilized. Three main themes and six subthemes emerged from the interviews with the women; the main themes were “living with suffering”, “insecurity in daily life”, and “conformity in coping behaviors”. Two main themes and four subthemes were identified from the interviews with the children; the main themes were “barriers to learning and interactions with peers” and “a sense of threat to life”. The findings show that the women and their children had to cope with not only the DV itself but also the negative consequences of the violence. Several recommendations are made for the police and first-line healthcare and social work systems and to prevent DV by integrating the care provided to the family. The findings provide prevention and integration care for mothers and their children experiencing DV systematically.

Prevalence of Domestic Violence Against Women Undergoing Methadone Maintenance Therapy Programs and its Related Risk Factors.

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) against women who are undergoing methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and its related risk factors. This case-control study was conducted on 195 women who were under MMT and a control group consisting of 195 women who were not under it in the city of Zahedan from 22 May to 1 December 2019. Data were collected using a questionnaire for the measurement of violence against women and a sociodemographic questionnaire. In order to analyze the data, the t test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression analysis were used. In the case group, 67.2% of participants had experienced DV during the past year. In the control group, the prevalence was 78.5%. The rate of more than one occasion of DV was significantly higher in the group who were under MMT (P<0.05). The most common type of violence was mental abuse. Physical, sexual, and economic abuses were in the next ranks. Important predictors of DV, in order of importance, were: the women's low educational level, smoking, income level, and polygamy (P<0.05). MMT is not a risk factor for DV. It seems that the rate of DV against women in Zahedan is very high. The prevalence of recurrent DV in women under MMT was higher than in the general population.

Mixed studies review of domestic violence in the lives of women affected by HIV stigma

ABSTRACT We conducted a mixed studies review to examine domestic violence and stigma against women affected by HIV. We searched Medline, Web of Science, PsycINFO and EMBASE databases with no starting date limit. Studies that reported on experiences of stigma, discrimination, or domestic violence against women affected by HIV in any country were included. Because the review focused on HIV stigma-related violence, we only included studies that reported violence following an HIV diagnosis or at the time of HIV testing. A total 1056 records were screened; 89 articles were assessed for full text eligibility and 49 studies were selected for evidence synthesis. A convergent approach was used and study findings were analysed thematically. Four broad themes emerged: (1) being affected by HIV increases domestic violence, (2) supportive reactions from partners, (3) HIV stigma is associated with domestic violence, and (4) domestic violence associated with HIV-stigma is gendered. Research gaps identified included the burden of intersectional stigma of domestic violence and HIV, and the mediating role of HIV stigma in domestic violence for women with HIV, highlighting the need for further research in this area to reduce violence against women living with HIV.

Permissive Attitudes to Domestic Violence on Women in Indonesia

Violence against women occurs in almost all countries and has become a global issue that is often reviewed and discussed at various seminars. The United Nations defines violence against women as "Any act of gender-based violence that results in or is likely to cause physical, sexual, or mental damage or suffering to women, including the threat of such actions, the coercion or deprivation of liberty arbitrarily, whether occurring in the public sphere and private life. The purpose of this analysis is to determine the effect of sociodemographic characteristics and women's involvement in decision-making in the household on permissive attitudes towards domestic violence in women. This analysis uses the 2017 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) data source with the unit of analysis being married women aged 15-49 as many as 35,681 respondents. Data analysis was performed descriptively and inferentially. The logistic regression multivariate test was used to analyze the influence of sociodemographic characteristics and women's involvement in decision making on the permissive attitude of domestic violence to women. The results of the analysis found that several variables influence permissive attitudes on domestic violence in women, namely: the role of women in decision making, age, number of children still alive, education level, access to the internet, wealth quintile, and location of residence. While work status does not significantly influence permissiveness towards domestic violence. Proactive socialization, comprehensive policy, and coordination across related sectors on an ongoing basis are expected to reduce domestic violence in the community.

Understanding and Interpreting Women in Domestic Violence and Its Multiple Dimensions by Van Manmann's Phenomenological Approach (Case Study: Women at Risk of Divorce Referred to Family Court of Shahid Bahonar Judicial Complex)

The aim of this study was to understand and interpret women's domestic violence and its multiple dimensions with a qualitative method and interpretive phenomenological approach, using in-depth interview tools. The statistical population of this study was all referring to the family court of Shahid Bahonar Judicial Complex in Tehran who were selected using purposive sampling and after interviewing 25 women who were abused. Saturation arrived. The research results showed; From the perspective of the women surveyed, violence has been used against them in three ways; Physical violence, institutional / legal violence and economic violence. In physical violence, the perpetrators, most of whom were husbands, inflicted bodily harm on the women under investigation by hitting or throwing something. In institutional or legal violence, the legislature eliminates some of women's rights and legally uses some form of legal violence. In economic violence, the third type of violence is the lack of decision-making by women or the permission of women to participate in economic affairs and the right to encroach on property.

Relationship Between Spouse Abuse and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Predictors of Domestic Violence in Women Visiting Comprehensive Urban Health Service Centers in Birjand

Background: Spouse abuse is a major human problem in various communities, which not only has legal aspects but also considerably affects family as the primary social institution.&#x0D; Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between spouse abuse and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and identify the predictors of domestic violence in women visiting comprehensive urban health services centers in Birjand, Iran.&#x0D; Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 475 women visiting comprehensive urban health services centers in Birjand were selected via the cluster sampling method. Data was collected using a demographics form, Samuee’s Standard Spouse Abuse Scale, and Rabie’s Behavioral Measurement Scale for obsessive-compulsive disorder. The collected data was entered into SPSS 16 and analyzed using MannWhitney, Kruskal Wallis, and Spearman non-parametric tests. The level of significance was set at α = 5%.&#x0D; Results: The mean scores of OCD and domestic violence in the studied women were 9.7 ± 5.1 and 77.1 ± 27.9, respectively. Of all the participants, 86.5% had experienced mild violence, 9.3% moderate violence, and 4.2% severe spousal violence. Moreover, 42.9% of women were suffering from OCD. The mean score of violence was significantly higher in addicted women, women with OCD, and women with unemployed, loweducated, or addicted spouses (P &lt; 0.05). Furthermore, women who had a history of family conflict or parental conflict were significantly influenced by violent, high-risk, and arrogant behaviors of the spouse. The mean score of violence was significantly correlated with some components of OCD, age of women and their spouses, and duration of marriage (P &lt; 0.05). Obsessive-compulsive disorder was determined as a good predictor of violence against women (P &lt; 0.05).&#x0D; Conclusions: It seems that numerous psychological problems of women, such as anxiety and OCD, can be attributed to family violence. On the other hand, anxiety and OCD can increase the level of incompatibility in women and make them more vulnerable to violence. Therefore, the identification of cases of violence and spouse abuse and the timely detection and treatment of OCD in women can ensure the physical, emotional, and psychological security of women in a family, and thereby contribute to the stability of the family and community and reduce social harms.

Predicting Suicide Ideation and Psychological Helplessness based on Domestic Violence in Women

Predicting Suicide Ideation and Psychological Helplessness based on Domestic Violence in Women

Stay Put; Remain Local; Go Elsewhere: Three Strategies of Women's Domestic Violence Help Seeking

In published domestic violence strategies, there is a tendency to focus on service provision and service responses in each administrative location; rather than recognising the extent to which women and children move through places due to domestic abuse. Whilst a woman’s help-seeking may be local—if she has the information and resources, and judges it possible to do so—such help-seeking whilst staying put is only one of many strategies tried by women experiencing domestic violence. Women’s strategies are often under-recognised and under-respected by the very service providers which should be expected to be supporting women’s recovery from abuse. This article uses administrative data (monitoring records), which were collected as part of a funding programme, to provide evidence of women’s domestic violence help-seeking involving these types of housing-related services in England. More than 180,000 cases of service access over eight years provide evidence of women’s three help-seeking strategies in terms of place: Staying Put, Remaining Local, and Going Elsewhere; and the distinctive patterns of service involvement and responses to these strategies. Service providers typically attempt to assess women’s levels of “risk” and “need;” however, such snapshot assessments in terms of time and place can fail to address the dynamic interplay between women’s location strategies and their needs for safety, wellbeing, and resettlement. In contrast, viewing the system from the perspective of what women do provides important insights into leaving abuse as a process—not an event—and highlights the impact of different types of services which help or hinder women’s own strategies.

Pendampingan Pastoral Kepada Perempuan Korban KDRT dI HKBP

This research is intended to give attention to members of the congregation, especially women (wives) victims of Domestic Violence (Domestic Violence) in the HKBP church, especially HKBP Duren Sawit. Cases of domestic violence experienced by women as victims greatly affect their personal lives and relationships to others. Women victims of domestic violence suffer physical and psychological injury. This happens as a result of the violence and suffering experienced.&#x0D; Based on this the authors conducted research and provide assistance through pastoral assistance that is sustaining, reconciling and healing. Supporting is to strengthen women victims of domestic violence who are experiencing a crisis so that they do not dissolve in their sadness, disappointment and fear. Reconciling is helping women victims of domestic violence build and renew their relationships with God and others. Healing is overcoming the damage suffered by women domestic violence, returning to wholeness and leading it to a better direction.&#x0D; Sampling was carried out for five female congregation (wife) victims of domestic violence at the HKBP Duren Sawit church. Pastoral assistance from the Duren Sawit HKBP church to victims of domestic violence has never been done well and seriously. This makes the congregation of victims of domestic violence despair because of the violence and suffering they experienced, thus making it stay in a feeling of confusion and fear. As a result there are congregation victims of domestic violence who actually go outside the church, to seek protection in the hope of receiving strength and recovery.&#x0D; Crisis counseling is a form of service that the church can do to women victims of domestic violence, so that they can experience strengthening, reconciliation, and healing from the violence and suffering experienced.

The Impact of Domestic Violence on Women’s Self-Attitude in Kazakhstan

The purpose of the article was to study the problems of domestic violence of women and its consequences in Kazakhstan. The analysis of the results of the study of self-attitude and self-esteem of women subjected to domestic violence. Revealed there is a correlation between the level of self-attitude of domestic violence victims and the non-differentiated I-concept. 140 women participated in the present study, 70 women are control group which not subjected to domestic violence and 70 women of them who have currently reported domestic violence in the Crisis Center "Umit" in Nur-Sultan in the period from November 2017 to October 2019. Quantitative research method was used in terms of survey model by implementing a psychological test “The self-attitude test questionnaire (SA)” that assesses self-relation, differentiated by self-esteem, self-sympathy, self-interest, and expectations of self-reliance of participants. Also, during the study was used personal questionnaire “Who am I?” a variant of non-standardized self-report, approaching the projective methods of personality research. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the answers in terms of their levels of the participants’ self-esteem and self-relation and further, since it was revealed according to the results reflect the difference in the two groups by the values obtained from these scales, the Student's t-test for independent groups was used [2] was used to reveal whether there is any correlation between the components of the scale. The obtained results can be used to interventions and training of family for counselors in order to promote women's self-esteem and self-relation.

Domestic violence victimisation and its association with mental distress: a cross-sectional study of the Yangon Region, Myanmar

ObjectivesTo estimate the prevalence of domestic violence, with subgroups of physical, sexual and emotional violence, among men and women and to assess the association between any lifetime domestic violence (DV)...

A Lei Maria da Penha e os desafios do trabalho policial

Este artigo propõe discutir a atuação de policiais na construção da queixa de violência doméstica de mulheres no cotidiano de uma delegacia de polícia. A partir de observação participante e imersão em uma delegacia, busca-se analisar as novas demandas para a atuação policial. A resposta coercitiva, que sempre marcou o lugar social da polícia brasileira, se vê confrontada, a partir de mecanismos políticos institucionais como a Lei Maria da Penha, a construir uma atuação educativa que flexibilize a lógica masculina própria da instituição. Marcadores de gênero e diferentes performances atravessam o trabalho de um (a) profissional que se vê desafiado (a) a compor novos arranjos subjetivos e saberes da prática que questionem o já consolidado aprendizado advindo da Academia de polícia.&#x0D;

Prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence in women attending the National Guard Primary Health Care Centers in the Western Region, Saudi Arabia, 2018

BackgroundDomestic violence (DV) is considered a public health issue in Saudi Arabia as well as a violation of a fundamental human right. DV causes many acute and chronic physical and mental health consequences. Cultural taboos and lack of awareness regarding the appropriate support services can increase the number of cases annually.The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of DV in women attending the National Guard Primary Health Care Clinics in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with patients attending five Primary Health Care Centers in Jeddah from August 2017 to February 2018. A convenient sampling method was used. In total, 1845 participants were invited to complete a self-report validated Arabic version of the Norvold Domestic Abuse Questionnaire (NORAQ) to determine the prevalence and risk factors of DV. All women between 18 and 65 years who met the inclusion criteria were included. The data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package Social Sciences) version 24.0.ResultsThe lifetime prevalence of DV in the study sample was 33.24%, with psychological abuse the most prevalent (48.47%), followed by physical abuse (34.77%) and sexual abuse (16.75%). A small proportion (4.1%) suffered from all three types of abuse. Risk factors for being a victim of abuse include being single or divorced, having a postgraduate level of education, employed, and being financially independent of the husband.ConclusionDV is prevalent in Saudi Arabia. Modernization has shifted the risk factors, identifying the risk factors and victim characteristics would support the development and implementation of preventive and screening programs to facilitate the early identification of cases as well as the initiation of empowerment programs for Saudi women.

Medical aspects of domestic violence against women and girls (review)

In recent years scientists actively study the influence of domestic violence on psychological status and occurrence of mental disorders in women and girls. Psychological, physical, sexual and other types of violence are distinguished, the consequences of which are studied in many countries under the auspices of WHO. In international studies the serious consequences of domestic violence for women are investigated. It was found out that women develop stressful disorders, depression and dependence on psychoactive substances. Negative influence of domestic violence at girls is expressed in formation of behavioral disorders, violations of sexual development, suicidal trends. At analysis of consequences of domestic violence by WHO was developed the concept of "cycle of violence" and cruelty inside family when in process of long influence of psychological traumatic factors at women and girls aggressive actions occurred so that victim and aggressor changed places. The objective of the study was to analyze the current state of the problem on the basis of the literature data, to study the data on the consequences of domestic violence and cruelty against women and girls, to identify gender-specific violations.

Exposure to domestic violence in women living in Istanbul and Aegean regions: a Turkish sample.

Domestic violence (DV) is a serious public health problem in the world. DV against women is also a global problem without cultural, geographic, religious, social, economic or national boundaries. This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the situations of DV in women living in Istanbul and the Aegean Region in Turkey. The study population included outpatient clinics of state hospitals both regions. A stratified sampling by age was performed and 1100 women were included into the sample. Data were collected at face-to-face interviews with Domestic Violence Against Women Determination Scale. The mean age of the women living in Istanbul was 41.81 ± 9.75 years and Aegean Region was 33.72 ± 11.38 years. The prevalence of emotional and financial violence were higher in Istanbul and the Aegean Region. The women living in Istanbul got higher scores for Domestic Violence Against Women Determination Scale. The prevalence of the women reporting to suffer from violence from their spouses was 15.4% in Istanbul and 14% in the Aegean Region. While the prevalence of the women suffering from violence was higher in Istanbul, the women in Aegean Region suffered from more severe violence. The violence prevalence was lower among the wives and the husbands with high education levels, employed women and high-income families.