1M. Sc. of Midwifery, Instructor of Department of Midwifery, Mother and Child Welfare Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2PhD. Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3M. Sc. of Midwifery, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4B. Sc. of Occupational Health, Department of Occupational Health, School of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
*Corresponding Email: Sedaliakbari@gmail.com
Online published on 3 October, 2018.
Given the high prevalence of domestic violence and its impact on the different aspects of women's lives, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the prevalence of domestic violence and its correlation with the marital satisfaction in women of Bandar Abbas in 2014. The present study was an analytical cross-sectional study based on the purposive and non-random sampling method which was carried out on 300 women referred to health centers in Bandar Abbas, Iran. The data of the study was collected by the questionnaires of demographic and obstetrics information, domestic violence, and Enrich marital satisfaction scale through interviews and was analyzed using SPSS version 22. The total amount of domestic violence was reported to be 54%. The psychological violence was the most prevalent one (45%). There was a significant negative correlation between the overall score of domestic violence and all forms of violence (physical, sexual& psychological) and the marital satisfaction score (P<0.001). Psychological violence was the most frequent type of violence against women in Bandar Abbas and there was a significant correlation between the domestic violence and marital satisfaction. Therefore, screening is recommended for women to improve their health condition.
Domestic Violence, Violence against Women, Marital Satisfaction
