Violence perception and victimization reasons of women exposed to spouse/partner violence

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine violence perception and victimization reasons of women exposed to spouse/partner violence who applied to the violence prevention and monitoring center. Methods: This study is a descriptive survey in order to determine violence perception and victimization reasons of women who applied because of violence. This study was made on women who exposed to spouse/partner violence applied to the violence prevention and monitoring center in the west of Turkey. In these dates 137 women applied to the violence prevention and monitoring center. We reached 51% of universe. In the study, demographic information was collected through the survey method face to face interviews consisted of questions which identify the causes of violence and victimization perception. Results: 31.4% of the women participating in the study exposed to violence for 1-5 years, 21.4% of them exposed for 11-15 years. 74.3% of women share violence with others, women who didn't share with others because of they didn't know what to do and where to apply. Children have witnessed domestic violence, 51.4% were exposed to the violence. causes of violence were determined as economic problems, spouse / partner's alcohol / substance abuse, women are responding to partner, he does not want his wife, and has been identified as not prompted by his partner's family. 91.4% of women don't participate in the idea of violence was sometimes necessary, 81.4% don't think not so much violence against women can be seen joining excused. 62.9% of them think people who experience violence would behave similarly. Most of the women exposed to violence think if there is violence when women-man arguing the bond of love will be extinction, 84.3% think violence is not a solution, and 14.3% stated that it might be a solution. Conclusion: Health personnel are the group that can identify the violence, can be found in initiatives and can lead women to cope. Steps to be taken to prevent domestic violence should not only be aimed at those who use violence to women and violence, it should also be aimed at shaping the behavior of individual family and community. Key words: women, violence, violence perception Esinden/partnerinden siddet goren kadinlarin siddet algisi ve magduriyet nedenleri Ozet Amac: Bu calismanin amaci Siddet Onleme ve Izleme Merkezi'ne esinden/partnerinden siddet gorerek basvuran kadinlarin siddet algisi ve magduriyet nedenlerinin saptanmasidir. Yontem: Arastirma siddet nedeniyle basvuran kadinlarin siddet algisi ve magduriyet nedenlerini belirlemek amaciyla tanimlayici olarak planlanmistir. Calisma Turkiye'nin batisindaki bir ilde bulunan Siddet Onleme ve Izleme Merkezi'ne esinden/partnerinden siddet gorerek basvuran kadinlar uzerinde yapilmistir. Bu tarihlerde Siddet Onleme ve Izleme Merkezi'ne 137 basvuru yapilmis olup bunlardan 70 siddet goren kadina ulasilmistir. Evrenin %51'ine ulasilmistir. Calismada sosyodemografik bilgileri, siddet algisi ve magduriyet nedenlerini saptayan sorulardan olusan anket kadinlardan yuzyuze gorusme yontemiyle toplanmistir. Bulgular: Calismaya katilan kadinlarin %31,4'u 1-5 yildir, %21,4'u 11-15 yildir siddet gormektedirler. Kadinlarin %74,3'u gordukleri siddeti baskalariyla paylasmislar, paylasmayanlar ne yapacagini ve nereye basvuracagini bilmedikleri icin baskalariyla paylasmamislardir. Ailedeki cocuklar aile ici siddete tanik olmus, %51,4'u de siddete maruz kalmistir. Kadinlarin siddet gorme nedenleri; ekonomik sorunlar, esin/partnerin alkol/madde bagimliligi, kadinin esine karsilik vermemesi, esini istememesi ve esin ailesi tarafindan istenmemesi olarak saptanmistir. Kadinlarin %91,4'u siddetin bazen gerekli oldugu, %81,4'u kadin a yonelik siddet cok degil ise mazur gorulebilecegi gorusune katilmamaktadir. Kadinlarin %62,9'u siddet goren kisinin karsisindakine benzer sekilde davranabilecegini dusunmektedir. Siddet gorenlerin cogu kadin-erkek arasindaki tartismanin icine siddet girerse sevgi baginin yok olacagini, %84,3'u siddetin cozum olmadigini, %14,3'u bunun cozum olabilecegini belirtmistir. Sonuc: Saglik personeli siddeti tanimlayabilecek, girisimlerde bulunabilecek ve kadinlari bas etmeleri icin yonlendirebilecek gruptur. Aile ici siddeti onlemek icin yapilacak girisimler sadece siddet goren kadinlara ve siddet uygulayanlara yonelik olmamali, ayni zamanda bireyin davranislarini sekillendiren aile ve toplu ma yonelik de olmalidir. Anahtar Kelimeler: kadin, siddet, siddet algisi Language: en