ERIC Number: EJ879263
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 16
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Domestic Violence against Married Women in Edirne
Tokuc, Burcu; Ekuklu, Galip; Avcioglu, Serap
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v25 n5 p832-847 2010
The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and risk factors of domestic violence against married women in Edirne, Turkey. This is a cross-sectional study which included a representative sample of the married women living in the Provincial Center of Edirne. The total past year prevalence of some forms of physical domestic violence is 34% in the last 12 months. 93% of women reported that they have been experiencing different forms of verbal and psychological domestic violence. The important risk factors for physical domestic violence were being Roma woman (OR = 2.97, 95% CI: 1.44-6.12), living with more than four people in the household (OR = 2.29, 95% CI: 1.21-4.36), being unemployed (OR = 2.15, 95% CI: 1.06-4.37), and got married only with her families' decision (OR = 4.60, 95% CI: 1.42-14.80). Our findings conclude that patriarchal and traditional values, women's lack of financial autonomy, and low socioeconomic status are the risk factors for physical domestic violence. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Family Violence, Marital Status, Females, Incidence, Risk, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Social Values, Welfare Recipients, At Risk Persons, Spouses, Verbal Communication, Aggression, Ethnicity, Family Structure, Employment Level, Socioeconomic Status, Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Poverty, Sexuality, Sexual Abuse
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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