Abstract

AIM: This study was planned to determine the pregnant women living in rural areas exposure the situation to violence by husband and the factors associated with violence.
METHODS: This descriptive cross-section research was conducted all of 5 Family Health Center located in the center of Odemis in İzmir. The study sample consisted of 230 pregnant women who are willing to participate in the study, which surveyed admitted to Family Health Center between December 2011 - February 2012. Data are collected through a questionnaire prepared by examining the literature. The questionnaire consists of a total of 20 questions which including socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women (8 questions), pregnancy, physical, emotional, economic and sexual violence, to determine (12 questions). Data were collected by face to face interviews by the researchers, were evaluated with number, percentage and chi-square tests.
RESULTS: The average age of pregnant women was 25.75 ± 4.63 (min:15-max:40), who was 83% of willingly got pregnant, 43% of first pregnancy, 79.6% of during pregnancy support of husband, 67% of the support of the family, % 32.6 of her husband doesn’t use substance but use alcohol, 10.9% of pregnant women reported physical, 52.6% of emotional, 31.7% of economic and 8.3% were exposed to sexual violence.
CONCLUSİON: In this study, having pregnant woman and her husband to have graduated from primary school, moderate of the economic situation, unwilling pregnancy, lack of family support were the factors most strongly associated with violence. It is suggested that by health care institutions and health care providers must be routine screenings to determine violence during pregnancy.

Key words: Pregnancy, Violence, Violence types

Article Language: Turkish English