Investigating the causes and type of violence against spouses in married men in Kerman
نویسندگان
1 Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
2 Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
3 Department of Midwifery, Midwifery Faculty, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Domestic violence against women is a global problem that can lead to manynegative consequences on physical, mental, and social health that various sociocultural causes playa role in its occurrence in different societies. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine thecauses and type of violence against spouses in married men in Kerman.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was performed in 2018. The study wasconducted on 400 married men who experienced violence against their wives. Sampling was amultistage cluster sampling method. The data collection tool was a questionnaire on violence againstwomen. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one‑way analysis of variance (ANOVA),and two‑variate analysis.RESULTS: The results of the data showed that the highest rate of violence in the group of housewiveswas related to physical violence and in the group of women living in dormitories and pregnant womenwas related to verbal violence. The results of data analysis with a one‑way ANOVA test showedthat between the three groups, all dimensions of violence and the overall score of violence hadsignificant changes (P < 0.05). The results of the two‑variate analysis test showed that there was asignificant relationship between the variables of age, duration of marriage, male education, spouseeducation, type of marriage, male job, and spouse job with the overall score of violence in all threegroups (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: According to the results of the present study, it seems that the empowerment ofwomen in all dimensions to improve and promote health to deal with domestic violence is essential.As a result, the relevant measures should be taken by the support systems taking into account thecircumstances of the individuals.
