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Marital Violence: Is it a Factor Affecting the Reproductive Health Status of Women?

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The aim of this study is to determine the effects of violence on the reproductive health of women and utilization of reproductive health services. The study population consisted of 250 married women aged 15 to 49, selected from patients at two different hospitals’ obstetrics and gynecology clinics in Ankara, Turkey. A data collection form and the “Scale of Marital Violence Against Women” were used to obtain data. According to the study, women who have lower education levels and who first experience marriage and sexual intercourse at a younger age suffer from violence more frequently. Women experiencing violence have higher gravida and para numbers. The majority of these women has not undergone appropriate prenatal care and delivered their babies under the supervision of a health care professional. These women have been using traditional and ineffective contraceptive methods. Marital violence has led to unfavorable effects on these women’s reproductive health and utilization of reproductive health services.

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    Present address: GATA Hemsirelik Yuksek Okulu, Etlik/Ankara, Turkey

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  1. School of Nursing, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

    Aygül Akyüz & Gönül Şahiner

  2. School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

    Bilal Bakir

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Akyüz, A., Şahiner, G. & Bakir, B. Marital Violence: Is it a Factor Affecting the Reproductive Health Status of Women?. J Fam Viol 23, 437–445 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-008-9169-4

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