Domestic Violence Against Women: The Views and Practices of Medical Faculty Nurses

Kadına Yönelik Aile İçi Şiddet: Tıp Fakültesi Hemşirelerinin Görüş ve Uygulamaları

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the views and practices of a medical faculty nurses about violence against women. Methods: The research is descriptive. It was conducted with 392 nurses working in a medical faculty in Konya. A 36-question data collection form was used in the study. Numbers and percentages were used to summarize the research data, and Chi-square (χ2) test was used to determine the relationships between categorical data.Results: More than a half of participants (60.2%) noted their need for an education about how to manage problems of a violence victim and approximately one third (30.6%) specified a structured, professional education need about violence. Although 44.1% reported an suspicion of violence they experienced, interestingly, just one of five (20.9%) answered the questions asking the probable reasons of violence and low education level of violent was at the top of answers (n=31; 7.9%). Bruise, swelling, and wounds on the body (66.8%) and unexplained psychological complaints of women (52.8%) were the main cues for violence suspicion for participants. Economic and verbal violence were the types of violence nurses noted mostly (36.7%). Suspicion of violence against women was lower in the 18–27 age group than older age groups (p

Özet

Amaç: Bu çalışma bir tıp fakültesi hastanesi hemşirelerinin kadına yönelik şiddete bakış açılarını ve bu konudaki uygulamalarını ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır.Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı türdedir. Konya’da bir tıp fakültesinde çalışan 392 hemşire ile yapılmıştır. Araştırmada 36 soruluk bir veri toplama formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin özetlenmesinde sayı ve yüzdelikler, kategorik veriler arası ilişkilerin belirlenmesinde Ki-kare (χ2) testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel olarak p