RT - Journal Article T1 - A Study on Prevalence Rate of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Attending Yasuj Health Centers JF - yums-armaghan YR - 2005 JO - yums-armaghan VO - 10 IS - 37 UR - http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-809-en.html SP - 81 EP - 88 K1 - KEYWORD:Intimate violence K1 - Effective factors K1 - Women AB - ABSTRACT: Introduction & Objective: Domestic violence is a serious public health problem for many women.The prevalence rate of domestic violence in couples is of different degrees. Effective factors of abuse for women are dependent on demographic and economic status of society. Types of violence include physical, sexual, emotional, and economical abuse. Material & Methods: This descriptive and analytical study was done on 517 women. Data were collected by a questionnair and then analysed by descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: Findings of this study showed that prevalence rate of domestic violence was 77.4%, and during pregnancy it was 8%. Common types of abuse were: verbal (69.5%), emotional (52.2%), physical (36.4%) and sexual (22.2%). A correlation was found between education, Job, income and addiction of husband and exerting violence. Correlation was also found between the type of abuse and woman’s age, time of marriage, number of children(p LA eng UL http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-809-en.html M3 ER -