Challenges of divorced women: A qualitative study

Background & Aim: The health of women, as half of the world’s population and the foundation of families and societies, has played a significant role in securing and stabilizing of the health of families and societies. The increasing rate of divorce in Iran caused us to perform this study aimed t...

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Main Authors: Masoumeh Mohajer Rahbari, Khadigeh Mirzaii Najmabadi, Mohammad Shariati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Nursing Practice Today
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Online Access:https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/view/6
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author Masoumeh Mohajer Rahbari
Khadigeh Mirzaii Najmabadi
Mohammad Shariati
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Mohammad Shariati
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description Background & Aim: The health of women, as half of the world’s population and the foundation of families and societies, has played a significant role in securing and stabilizing of the health of families and societies. The increasing rate of divorce in Iran caused us to perform this study aimed to explore the challenges of divorced women. Methods & Materials: This was a qualitative study which was carried out through in-depth semistructured interviews with 12 divorced women whose divorce decree was issued in the Family Court of Shahrood, Iran, at least one year ago. Participants were selected purposefully and the data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The results of the study revealed the 4 following themes of health meaning from divorced women's experiences, causes of divorce, divorced women's problems, and divorced women's expectations from the society and authorities. Conclusion: Adverse consequences of divorce on women's health including physical, mental and venereal diseases, and other serious social problems should be considered as the main and most important priority of the country by the authorities. Paying attention to the major and underlying grounds of divorce, also the most important problems of youth of the country, including addiction, superficiality, negligence of basic criteria in marriage, and infidelity, can be helpful in solving the problem of divorce.
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spelling doaj.art-43ec3659c63e481ba0e602c5d3520a582022-12-22T00:46:26ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesNursing Practice Today2383-11542383-11622015-10-0111Challenges of divorced women: A qualitative studyMasoumeh Mohajer Rahbari0Khadigeh Mirzaii Najmabadi1Mohammad Shariati2Student Research Committee, Department of Reproductive Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Department of Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Background & Aim: The health of women, as half of the world’s population and the foundation of families and societies, has played a significant role in securing and stabilizing of the health of families and societies. The increasing rate of divorce in Iran caused us to perform this study aimed to explore the challenges of divorced women. Methods & Materials: This was a qualitative study which was carried out through in-depth semistructured interviews with 12 divorced women whose divorce decree was issued in the Family Court of Shahrood, Iran, at least one year ago. Participants were selected purposefully and the data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The results of the study revealed the 4 following themes of health meaning from divorced women's experiences, causes of divorce, divorced women's problems, and divorced women's expectations from the society and authorities. Conclusion: Adverse consequences of divorce on women's health including physical, mental and venereal diseases, and other serious social problems should be considered as the main and most important priority of the country by the authorities. Paying attention to the major and underlying grounds of divorce, also the most important problems of youth of the country, including addiction, superficiality, negligence of basic criteria in marriage, and infidelity, can be helpful in solving the problem of divorce.https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/view/6challengesdivorced womenqualitative study
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