بررسي شيوع خشونت و عوامل مرتبط با آن در زنان باردار مراجعه كننده به بيمارستان شهيد مبيني سبزوار

Prevalence of violence and related factors in pregnant women referring to Shahid Mobini hospital, Sabzevar

Iutroduction: Violence is a behavioral pattern designed to exert power and control over a personin an intimate relationship through the use of intimidating, threatening, harmful or harassing behavior. This clinical social challenge is spread over all stages of womenʹs life especially pregnancy and its prevalence during pregnancy is unknown. Determining prevalence of violence and its related factors surely may deerease adverse effects of thisproblem, substancially . Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic research was done on 587 pregnant women. Sampling method was randomand accessible. Data gathering was preformed via observation and interview. An interview form and an observation checklist were filled . Data validity was assessed by content validity method and tool reliability was checked via synchronous observalion. Chi square, t-tesi and MannWithney U tests were usedfor data analysis. Results : Results show that 14.5%of women had experienced physical violence from their partners during pregnaney. There was a statistically significant (P