Domestic violence against women is a common hidden problem worldwide. Previous studies showed that it provides severe physical and psychological health problems for them. In addition, it imposes many costs to the health system of countries. The identification of risk factors of domestic violence is the first step of strategy for its managing and preventing. The purpose of this study is determined the prevalence and chronicity of domestic violence and its relationship with socio-demographic characteristics of women who refer to Health Centers. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 547 women referring to Health Centers. Sampling was done in the conventional method and data collection tools were demographic and CTS2 questionnaire. Results: Most of the participants (98.5%) had experienced violence in a past year. The highest and lowest of violence was the dimension of negotiation (97.7%) and injury (10.5%) respectively. The family income sufficiency, marital satisfaction was an important predictor for domestic violence against women. Conclusion: Domestic violence had a high prevalence. Empowering of the staff of Health Centers, using standard screening tools and preventive interventions are recommended. Amaç: Kadına yönelik aile içi şiddet dünya çapında yaygın bir gizli sorundur. Önceki çalışmalar, onlar için ciddi fiziksel ve psikolojik sağlık sorunları sağladığını göstermiştir. Ayrıca, ülkelerin sağlık sistemine birçok maliyet getirmektedir. Aile içi şiddetin risk faktörlerinin belirlenmesi, yönetimi ve önlenmesi için stratejinin ilk adımıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, aile içi şiddetin yaygınlığını ve kronikliğini ve bunun Sağlık Merkezlerine başvuran kadınların sosyo-demografik özellikleri ile ilişkisini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu kesitsel tanımlayıcı çalışma Sağlık Merkezlerine başvuran 547 kadın üzerinde yapılmıştır. Alışılagelmiş yöntemle örnekleme yapıldı ve demografik form ve CTS2 anketi ile veri toplama araçları yapıldı. Bulgular: Katılımcıların çoğu (%98.5) geçtiğimiz yıl şiddet yaşadığını bildirdi. Şiddetin en yüksek ve en düşük olduğu bölge sırasıyla müzakere boyutu (%97.7) ve yaralanma (%10.5) oldu. Düşük aile geliri ve evlilik doyumu, kadına yönelik aile içi şiddetin önemli belirleyicileriydi. Sonuç: Aile içi şiddet yaygınlığı yüksekti. Sağlık Merkezleri personelinin güçlendirilmesi, standart tarama araçlarının kullanılması ve önleyici müdahalelerin yapılması tavsiye edilir.

Background: Domestic violence is one of the most common problems of public health that can be occurred in families and can lead to physical, psychological, and economic consequences individually, family, and social level. The present study was aimed to determine domestic violence of married couples from the Viewpoint of women. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study 547 women referring to health centers of Marand in 2018 were participated. Sampling method was the convenience sampling method. For data collection, Socio-demographic and the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) questionnaires were used. Descriptive (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage of frequency) and inferential statistics, including t-test were used to analyze the data. Results: Results showed that domestic violence against men (98.3%) and women (98.5%) has a high prevalence. Women have experienced more violence in the psychological, physical, and sexual dimensions and men have experienced more violence in the negotiation and injury dimensions. Conclusions: The most important message of study beyond the comparison of the numbers and the operative or the victim of violence is the insecurity of the family environment for women, men, and children, which can have serious consequences for the family and society in the future. According to the importance of family as one of the essential elements of a healthy society, a preventative proceeding is required.

Background: Domestic violence is one of the most common problems of public health that can be occurred in families and can lead to physical, psychological, and economic consequences individually, family, and social level. The present study was aimed to determine domestic violence of married couples from the Viewpoint of women. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study 547 women referring to health centers of Marand in 2018 were participated. Sampling method was the convenience sampling method. For data collection, Socio-demographic and the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) questionnaires were used. Descriptive (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage of frequency) and inferential statistics, including t-test were used to analyze the data. Results: Results showed that domestic violence against men (98.3%) and women (98.5%) has a high prevalence. Women have experienced more violence in the psychological, physical, and sexual dimensions and men have experienced more violence in the negotiation and injury dimensions. Conclusions: The most important message of study beyond the comparison of the numbers and the operative or the victim of violence is the insecurity of the family environment for women, men, and children, which can have serious consequences for the family and society in the future. According to the importance of family as one of the essential elements of a healthy society, a preventative proceeding is required.