Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
J Interpers Violence. 2020 Sep;35(17-18):3666-3677. doi: 10.1177/0886260517704959. Epub 2017 May 15.
Violence against women is an urgent health priority in Iran. Designing effective programs for preventing and controlling the problem necessitates a thorough understanding of Iranian women and their perspectives regarding domestic violence. This study was aimed at exploring the domestic violence-related views of married women who were referred to health care facilities in Ahvaz, Iran. In this qualitative research, data were collected through four focus group discussions with 30 married women. All the discussions were recorded and transcribed, after which the data were classified separately. The main themes and subthemes were then manually derived from the data and analyzed. The five main themes identified were domestic violence against women in Ahvaz, behavioral influencing factors, nonbehavioral influencing factors, the necessity to empower women to prevent domestic violence, and recommendations for developing special training programs for Ahvazi women. Most of the participants were aware that domestic violence against women is a common occurrence in Iran. They were well aware of the definition of violence and expressed a belief that behavioral factors exert an important effect on the occurrence of the problem. They recommended the development of appropriate training programs that empower women to prevent the problem, the use of mass media to educate citizens about domestic violence, and the involvement of opinion leaders in eliminating the taboo against considering such violence a crime against Iranian women. Considering the views and ideas of women as consumers of educational services is a principle used to develop effective programs for preventing and controlling domestic violence. As indicated by the findings, the participants believe that empowering women must be treated as a priority in the Iranian health care system. However, they recommended differing approaches and methods of empowerment on the basis of their individual views and concerns.
伊朗将针对妇女的暴力行为视为一项紧迫的健康优先事项。要设计有效的预防和控制方案，就必须深入了解伊朗妇女及其对家庭暴力的看法。本研究旨在探讨伊朗阿瓦士医疗保健机构就诊的已婚妇女对家庭暴力的看法。在这项定性研究中，通过对 30 名已婚妇女进行四次焦点小组讨论收集数据。所有讨论均被记录和转录，然后对数据进行单独分类。然后从数据中手动得出主要主题和子主题，并对其进行分析。确定的五个主要主题包括阿瓦士的针对妇女的家庭暴力、行为影响因素、非行为影响因素、增强妇女预防家庭暴力的能力的必要性，以及为阿瓦士妇女制定专门培训计划的建议。大多数参与者都知道，针对妇女的家庭暴力在伊朗很常见。他们非常清楚暴力的定义，并认为行为因素对问题的发生有重要影响。他们建议制定适当的培训计划，赋予妇女预防问题的能力，利用大众媒体教育公民了解家庭暴力，并让意见领袖参与消除将此类暴力视为针对伊朗妇女的犯罪的禁忌。将妇女视为教育服务消费者的观点和想法是制定预防和控制家庭暴力的有效方案的原则。研究结果表明，参与者认为，增强妇女权能必须被视为伊朗医疗保健系统的一个优先事项。然而，他们根据个人观点和关注，建议采用不同的赋权方法和途径。
