WOMEN’S PERCEPTION REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Abstract
Domestic violence is a severe public health problem that is internationally recognized due to its magnitude and the consequences on women’s health and widely recognized as a serious human right abuse. Aim: The study aimed to assess women’s perception regarding domestic violence. Design: Descriptive research design was applied in this study. Sample: convenient sample was equal 115 women. Setting: Two associations affiliated to social affairs at El Minia City. Tools: One tool was used, a structured interviewing questionnaire covering women’s demographic characteristic, women's knowledge about domestic violence, women's attitude regarding domestic violence, and women's reported practice. Results: The study results revealed that 62% of the studied women had poor knowledge about domestic violence, 63% had negative attitude regarding domestic violence and concerning reported practice there was 49% of the studied women had moderate level of exposure to domestic violence.
Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge scores among studied women and their attitude scores. While there was highly significant negative correlation between total knowledge scores among studied women and their reported practice scores. Recommendations: Continuous implementing educational program for women about prevention and control of domestic violence.
Key words: Domestic violence and Women’s perceptionReferences
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