“Family and society empowerment”: a content analysis of the needs of Iranian women who experience domestic violence during pregnancy: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Domestic violence threatens maternal physical, psychological and emotional safety. Victim/survivor pregnant women required interventions based on their actual needs with the purpose of reducing domestic violence and its negative consequences. The present study aimed to explore th...
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| author | Malikeh Amel Barez Khadijeh Mirzaii Najmabadi Robab Latifnejad Roudsari Mojtaba Mosavi Bazaz Raheleh Babazadeh |
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| description | Abstract Background Domestic violence threatens maternal physical, psychological and emotional safety. Victim/survivor pregnant women required interventions based on their actual needs with the purpose of reducing domestic violence and its negative consequences. The present study aimed to explore the experiences of victimized Iranian pregnant women and identify their neglected needs. Methods This qualitative descriptive study was performed from September 2019 to August 2021 in Mashhad, Iran. Semi-structured interviews with 14 women (8 pregnant and 6 after birth) who were the victims of domestic violence, and 11 key informants with various discipline specialties until the data saturation was achieved. Participants were selected through purposive sampling. Qualitative data were analyzed based on the conventional content analysis adopted by Graneheim & Lundman. Findings The main theme emerging from the data analysis was “family and society empowerment” that implied the necessity of family, health system, legal, social and inter sectoral empowerment to reduce domestic violence during pregnancy. “Family and society empowerment” was comprised of three categories such as “need to empower couples to reduce domestic violence during pregnancy”, “demand for improved health care services”, and “need to strengthen inter-sectoral, legal and social supports”. Conclusion Victim/survivor pregnant women experienced individual, interpersonal and inter sectoral needs. Family and society empowerment constituted the actual needs of victimized pregnant women. Awareness of policymakers and health system managers of these needs could be the basis for designing a supportive care program according to victim/survivor women’s actual needs. In addition to the educational and skill empowerment of couples, it is essential that supportive organizations cooperate with each other to provide integrated and coordinated services to victim/survivor pregnant women and strengthen and facilitate their access to supportive resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95bfcd882f024c55afe8952a6838bf152023-07-16T11:26:46ZengBMCBMC Women's Health1472-68742023-07-0123111210.1186/s12905-023-02525-7“Family and society empowerment”: a content analysis of the needs of Iranian women who experience domestic violence during pregnancy: a qualitative studyMalikeh Amel Barez0Khadijeh Mirzaii Najmabadi1Robab Latifnejad Roudsari2Mojtaba Mosavi Bazaz3Raheleh Babazadeh4Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad UniversityNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Domestic violence threatens maternal physical, psychological and emotional safety. Victim/survivor pregnant women required interventions based on their actual needs with the purpose of reducing domestic violence and its negative consequences. The present study aimed to explore the experiences of victimized Iranian pregnant women and identify their neglected needs. Methods This qualitative descriptive study was performed from September 2019 to August 2021 in Mashhad, Iran. Semi-structured interviews with 14 women (8 pregnant and 6 after birth) who were the victims of domestic violence, and 11 key informants with various discipline specialties until the data saturation was achieved. Participants were selected through purposive sampling. Qualitative data were analyzed based on the conventional content analysis adopted by Graneheim & Lundman. Findings The main theme emerging from the data analysis was “family and society empowerment” that implied the necessity of family, health system, legal, social and inter sectoral empowerment to reduce domestic violence during pregnancy. “Family and society empowerment” was comprised of three categories such as “need to empower couples to reduce domestic violence during pregnancy”, “demand for improved health care services”, and “need to strengthen inter-sectoral, legal and social supports”. Conclusion Victim/survivor pregnant women experienced individual, interpersonal and inter sectoral needs. Family and society empowerment constituted the actual needs of victimized pregnant women. Awareness of policymakers and health system managers of these needs could be the basis for designing a supportive care program according to victim/survivor women’s actual needs. In addition to the educational and skill empowerment of couples, it is essential that supportive organizations cooperate with each other to provide integrated and coordinated services to victim/survivor pregnant women and strengthen and facilitate their access to supportive resources.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02525-7EmpowermentNeedDomestic violencePregnancyQualitative study |
| spellingShingle | Malikeh Amel Barez Khadijeh Mirzaii Najmabadi Robab Latifnejad Roudsari Mojtaba Mosavi Bazaz Raheleh Babazadeh “Family and society empowerment”: a content analysis of the needs of Iranian women who experience domestic violence during pregnancy: a qualitative study BMC Women's Health Empowerment Need Domestic violence Pregnancy Qualitative study |
| title | “Family and society empowerment”: a content analysis of the needs of Iranian women who experience domestic violence during pregnancy: a qualitative study |
| title_full | “Family and society empowerment”: a content analysis of the needs of Iranian women who experience domestic violence during pregnancy: a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | “Family and society empowerment”: a content analysis of the needs of Iranian women who experience domestic violence during pregnancy: a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Family and society empowerment”: a content analysis of the needs of Iranian women who experience domestic violence during pregnancy: a qualitative study |
| title_short | “Family and society empowerment”: a content analysis of the needs of Iranian women who experience domestic violence during pregnancy: a qualitative study |
| title_sort | family and society empowerment a content analysis of the needs of iranian women who experience domestic violence during pregnancy a qualitative study |
| topic | Empowerment Need Domestic violence Pregnancy Qualitative study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02525-7 |
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