Authors : Soodeh Maghsoodi, Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian and Behnaz Aflatoonian
Abstract: The main purpose of this research was determined the prevalence and severity of violence against women by their husbands took place in 2014 in Kerman. Domestic violence is the most common form of violence with the highest rate of frequency, lowest rate of report to the police and highest psychological, social and economic complications and its reduction is a general health priority. In this cross-sectional study, 20 clusters each consisting 20 households were selected through cluster sampling and by using postal codes from among families in the city of (located in south east of Iran) Kerman. The 433 married women were examined ultimately. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire with a Cronbach’s Alpha of 89%. Data were analyzed through SPSS22 Software and analyzed using Chi-square test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, KruskalWallis, Mann-Whitney U, One-Sample t-test. Altogether, 86/8% of women had been exposed to various types of domestic violence by their partners, including psychological violence (21.1%), physical violence (30.6%), sexual violence (22.7%) and economic violence (25.6%). Considering the results for the prevalence of domestic violence and its related factors, reinforcing skills such as stress management, anger control and creative thinking, methods of dealing with challenges and difficulties of married life through training couples is highly recommended in order to reduce the rate of violence and establishing a calm familial environment.
Soodeh Maghsoodi, Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian and Behnaz Aflatoonian, 2016. Prevalence and Severity of Violence Against Women by their Partners in Kerman 2014. International Business Management, 10: 5033-5043.