Evli erkeklerde eşlerine yönelik şiddet ve ilişkili etmenler/Spouse violence and related factors in married men

Abstract

Amac: Arastirmanin amaci 25-49 yas arasi evli erkeklerde eslerine yonelik siddet uygulama durumunun, turlerinin ve etkileyen etmenlerin belirlenmesidir. Yontem: Kesitsel tipteki calismanin evreni, Izmir’in Konak Ilcesi’nde bulunan Esentepe Saglik Ocagi Bolgesi’nde yasayan 25-49 yas arasi 2615 evli erkektir. Sistematik ornekleme yontemi ile secilen 254 kisiye ulasilmistir. Bagimli degisken olan siddet varligi “Yeniden Gozden Gecirilen Catisma Taktikleri Olcegi” (The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales=CTS 2) ile belirlenmistir. Bagimsiz degiskenler erkege ve esine iliskin sosyodemografik degiskenler, evlilige ve aileye, saglik durumuna, cinsel yasama iliskin ozelliklerdir. Veri t Testi, Ki-kare, Lojistik Regresyon Analizi ile cozumlenmistir. Bulgular: Ese yonelik psikolojik siddet sikligi %93, fiziksel siddet %37.5, ekonomik siddet %34.4, cinsel siddet %3.9 olarak saptanmistir. Psikolojik siddete maruziyet, ortaokul ve uzeri ogrenimli kadinlarda anlamli olarak daha fazladir. Erkeklerin issiz olmasi ya da duzensiz islerde calismasi, haftada birkac kez ya da her gun alkol kullanmasi, istenmeyen gebelik varligi, kadinin 25-34 yas grubunda olmasi fiziksel siddette belirleyici etmenler olarak saptanmistir. Sonuc: Esleri tarafindan kadina yonelik olarak uygulanan psikolojik siddet sikligi beklenenden cok yuksek bulunmustur. Uc erkekten biri ekonomik ve fiziksel siddet uygulamaktadir. Cinsel siddet dusuk saptanmasina karsin sorunun daha buyuk boyutlarda olabilecegi dusunulmektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Aile ici siddet, toplumsal cinsiyet, kadin sagligi Spouse violence and related factors in married men Objective :The purpose of this study is to examine the presence, patterns and related factors of spouse violence among 25-49 years old men. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in the Esentepe Health Centre district which is affiliated to the Konak District Health Directorate. The study group was composed of 2,615 married men, aged between 25 to 49 years. It was planned to reach a group size of 254 participants that would be selected by systematic sampling.The dependent variable was the presence of violence and this was defined by the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS). Independent variables were sociodemographic variables of man and wife and features of marriage, family, health conditions and sexual activity Chi-square test, t test and logistic regression were used for statistical analyses. Results: The frequency of psychological, economic, physical and sexual violence toward wife was estimated to be 93%, 34.4%, 37.5% and 3.9%, respectively. Associated factors for physical violence determined by a logistic regression analysis were unemployment or irregular employment, alcohol consumption, daily or several times per week, presence of an undesired pregnancy and the age of the woman between 25-34 years. Conclusion: The results of the study showed that psychological abuse was more frequent than expected. One third of the men apply economic and physical abuse against their spouse. Sexual abuse was considered to be higher than the low level recorded. Key Words: Domestic violence, gender, women’s health