عنوان مقاله [English]
Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women: Prevalence and Associated factors
چکیده [English]
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of domestic violence and associated factors against pregnant women in Mahabad, Miandoab, and Bonab from Western Azarbayejan in 2010. This cross-sectional survey drew a convenience sample of 1950 pregnant women referring to the hospitals in these cities. A use was made of structured interview, a questionnaire and their recorded documents to collect data. The results of the study indicated that the prevalence of domestic violence against pregnant women was 78% in Miandoab, 67.4% in Mahabad and 94.5% in Bonab. X2 test showed a significant relationship between domestic violence and the following variables; women's marital age (Miandoab), the number of children (all cities), income (Miandoab and Mahabad), the support of women’s family (all cities), women’s smoking (Mahabad and Bonab). Thus, as there was a rather high prevalence of domestic violence during pregnancy in these three cities it is necessary to decrease it through an appropriate planning
 
کلیدواژگان [English]
Pregnancy, Domestic Violence, Prevalence of Domestic Violence