Violence against women and quality of life/Kadina yonelik siddet ve yasam kalitesi

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence, risk factors of domestic violence and its relationship with quality of life in women. Methods: This cross-sectional study is conducted on 287 women aged between 15 and 64 years with at least one marriage and in two Family Health Center located in urban and semi-urban region. A questionnaire consists of 65 questions and World Health Organization Quality of Life--BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) Scale is applied for evaluation quality of life of participants. Results: The prevalence of being subjected to violence by husband or ex-husband at least one time and within last year is 27.2% and 13.6%. Women are subjected to at least one of these violence types, 39.4% emotional violence/abuse, 24.4% economic violence/abuse, 23.3% physical violence, 9.8% sexual violence. Exposure to domestic violence is deteriorate in all domains of quality of life of women. Exposure to violence in childhood of the partner is the factor significantly associated with the every kind of violence. nvoluntary or prearranged marriage, having three or more children, excessive alcohol usage of husband and being witnessed to violence during childhood are found as other risk factors which increases the rate of violence against women. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop policies not only status of women but also to change perspective of society against violence with a multi-dimensional approach. (Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry 2017; 18(3):203-210) Keywords: domestic violence, risk factors, quality of life Amac: Bu calismada kadinlarin hangi siklikta siddete ugradiklarini, siddete neden olan risk etkenlerini ve yasam kalitesi ile iliskisini arastirmayi amacladik. Yontem: Kesitsel tipte olan arastirma, kentsel ve yari kentsel bolgeden secilen iki Aile Sagligi Merkezine (ASM) kayitli, rastgele secilmis, en az bir kez evlenmis, 15-64 yaslari arasindaki 287 kisiyle yapilmistir. Katilimcilara 65 sorudan sorudan olusan bir anket formu ve arastirma grubunun yasam kalitesini olcmek uzere Dunya Saglik Orgutu Yasam Kalitesi Olcegi Kisa Formu (WHOQOL-BREF) uygulanmistir. Bulgular: Katilimcilarin, es veya eski eslerinden yasamlarinda en az bir kez ve son bir yilda siddete ugrama orani %27.2 ve %13.6'dir. Kadinlarin %39.4'u duygusal siddet/istismar, %24.4'u ekonomik siddet/istismar, %23.3'u fiziksel siddet, %9.8'i de cinsel siddet turlerinin en az birine ugramistir. Siddet goren kadinlarin yasam kalitesi puanlari anlamli olarak her alanda dusuktur. Esin