The Effect of Marital Violence on Infertility Distress among A Sample of Turkish Women
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between marital violence and distress level among women with a diagnosis of infertility. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of 139 married women diagnosed as primary infertile who applied to an in vit...
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| description | Background: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between marital violence and distress level among women with a diagnosis of infertility. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of 139 married women diagnosed as primary infertile who applied to an in vitro fertilization (IVF) center in Turkey, between September and December 2009. A descriptive information questionnaire developed by the researcher was used for data collection. In addition, an infertility distress scale (IDS) for determining the severity effect of infertility and the scale for marital violence against women (SDVW) for determining level of marital violence against the women were used. Results: The total IDS score of the study sample was 37.76 ± 10.53. There was no significant relationship between the age and education level of the women and the total IDS score. The total IDS score was higher in women who did not work and those being treated for infertility for more than three years. The total SDVW score of the study sample was 67.0 ± 8.26. The total SDVW score was higher in women who had been trying to have a child for more than six years and had received infertility treatment for longer than three years. The employment status of the women and physical, emotional, and sexual violence scores had a statistically significant relationship with the IDS scores. The emotional violence score was found to have the highest significance among the variables affecting total IDS score. Conclusion: Marital violence is a factor increasing the distress of infertile women. Healthcare staff serving infertile couples should consider the possibility of domestic violence against women as a factor affecting the psychological infertility distress level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6c62c24dae0432e90f6a61a6d529a742022-12-22T01:21:36ZengRoyan Institute (ACECR), TehranInternational Journal of Fertility and Sterility2008-076X2008-07782014-04-0181677645223The Effect of Marital Violence on Infertility Distress among A Sample of Turkish WomenAygül Akyüz0Gönül Şahiner1Memnun Seven2Bilal Bakır3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Koc University School of Nursing, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Koc University School of Nursing, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Public Health, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyBackground: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between marital violence and distress level among women with a diagnosis of infertility. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of 139 married women diagnosed as primary infertile who applied to an in vitro fertilization (IVF) center in Turkey, between September and December 2009. A descriptive information questionnaire developed by the researcher was used for data collection. In addition, an infertility distress scale (IDS) for determining the severity effect of infertility and the scale for marital violence against women (SDVW) for determining level of marital violence against the women were used. Results: The total IDS score of the study sample was 37.76 ± 10.53. There was no significant relationship between the age and education level of the women and the total IDS score. The total IDS score was higher in women who did not work and those being treated for infertility for more than three years. The total SDVW score of the study sample was 67.0 ± 8.26. The total SDVW score was higher in women who had been trying to have a child for more than six years and had received infertility treatment for longer than three years. The employment status of the women and physical, emotional, and sexual violence scores had a statistically significant relationship with the IDS scores. The emotional violence score was found to have the highest significance among the variables affecting total IDS score. Conclusion: Marital violence is a factor increasing the distress of infertile women. Healthcare staff serving infertile couples should consider the possibility of domestic violence against women as a factor affecting the psychological infertility distress level.http://www.ijfs.ir/article_45223_3faeaf13c03b3cbe7fca5cd9918f91c5.pdfinfertilityviolencedistress |
| spellingShingle | Aygül Akyüz Gönül Şahiner Memnun Seven Bilal Bakır The Effect of Marital Violence on Infertility Distress among A Sample of Turkish Women International Journal of Fertility and Sterility infertility violence distress |
| title | The Effect of Marital Violence on Infertility Distress among A Sample of Turkish Women |
| title_full | The Effect of Marital Violence on Infertility Distress among A Sample of Turkish Women |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Marital Violence on Infertility Distress among A Sample of Turkish Women |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Marital Violence on Infertility Distress among A Sample of Turkish Women |
| title_short | The Effect of Marital Violence on Infertility Distress among A Sample of Turkish Women |
| title_sort | effect of marital violence on infertility distress among a sample of turkish women |
| topic | infertility violence distress |
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