Background:
The United Nations in a
resolution defined abuse as any violent act that is primarily or exclusively
committed against females and results in physical, sexual and psychological
harm.
Objectives:
The aim of this research
was to study the contributing factors of husband’s violence against females
residing in the city of Behshahr, Iran.
Materials and Methods:
We distributed a
specifically designed questionnaire among 380 married females aged between 15
and 65 years. According to the Morgan table, the subjects were randomly
selected from a list of 301000 females. Demographic data and data on spouse
abuse were then analyzed using the SPSS software, Spearman and Pearson
correlation coefficients. According to Cronbach’s alpha, the reliability of the
questionnaire was 0.96.
Results:
All of the females
reported at least one form of violence within the past year, with R square
0.20, indicating that the independent variable can explain 20% of the violence
against females. years of marriage, female’s education, male’s addiction and
the number of children each had their share in the explanation of violence
against females.
Conclusions:
This study revealed a
high prevalence of domestic violence in the sample population. Violence existed
among all ages, social categories and male occupational groups, and also
involved both employed and unemployed females. The situation regarding domestic
abuse is similar worldwide.
The Rate and Percentage of Domestic Abuse Against Females by Husbands Within the Past Yeara
| Rate and Percentage of Abuse Against Females | Never | Seldom | Sometimes | Usually | Always |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 (0.3) | 320 (83.1) | 51 (13.3) | 10 (2.6) | 3 (0.8) |
aValues are presented as No. (%).
Forms of Abuse Within the Past Yeara
| Rate of Violence | Types of Violence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Economic | Social | Sexual | Psychological | Verbal | |
| Never | 222 (57.7) | 209 (54.3) | 152 (39.5) | 109 (28.3) | 67 (17.4) | 2 (0.5) |
| Seldom | 132 (34.3) | 97 (25.2) | 137 (35.6) | 107 (27.8) | 156 (40.5) | 272 (70.6) |
| Sometimes | 20 (5.2) | 65 (16.9) | 83 (21.6) | 149 (38.7) | 136 (35.3) | 96 (25) |
| Usually | 9 (2.3) | 11 (2.9) | 7 (1.8) | 12 (3.2) | 23 (6) | 12 (3.1) |
| Always | 2 (0.6) | 3 (0.8) | 6 (1.6) | 8 (2.1) | 3 (0.8) | 3 (0.8) |
| Total | 385 (100) | 385 (100) | 385 (100) | 385 (100) | 385 (100) | 385 (100) |
Full article at: http://goo.gl/5Vdkyi
By:
*Corresponding author: Ali Akbar Rahmatian, School of Law, Islamic Azad University, Behshahr Branch, Behshahr, IR Iran. E-mail:moc.liamg@naitamharka
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