Browsing by Author "Özpinar, S"

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    The relationship between violence against women and gender attitudes in men, Bolu province Kibriscik example
    Özpinar, S; Acar, A
    Purpose The study has two purposes: ascertaining the determinants and the frequency of violence against women in men and determining the relation between men's violence against women and gender attitudes. Design and Methods The study is of cross-sectional type. Three questionnaires were used to collect the research data: sociodemographic information form, violence against women questionnaire, and the Gender Equality Scale. Findings The first important finding of the study is that the rate of domestic violence against women is high. The second important finding is that men who have resorted to violence against women have more unequal gender attitudes. Practice Implications The research reveals the significance related to the participation of men in gender equality policies and provides guiding data for healthcare professionals.
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    Factors affecting the views and experiences of women living in the city centre of Manisa, Turkey, regarding domestic violence
    Özpinar, S; Horasan, GD; Baydur, H; Canbay, T
    Domestic violence against women is an important social and public health problem worldwide resulting from unequal power relationships between men and women. The purpose of the present cross-sectional descriptive study was to determine the factors affecting the views and experiences of women living in the city centre of Manisa, Turkey, regarding domestic violence. The data were collected from a representative sample of women (n=873) in 2012. The socio-demographic questionnaire and the World Health Organization's Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women were used for data collection. The study results revealed that of the women, 14.8% were exposed to physical violence, 7.9% to sexual violence, 20.2% to emotional violence/abuse and 11.2% to economic violence/abuse within the last 12 months. Lower income level, lower social status, lower educational level, unemployment, being exposed to parental violence during childhood and being married to husbands exposed to parental violence during childhood were associated risk factors with domestic violence. The study results indicate that domestic violence against women is a common phenomenon in Manisa.