Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J. 2022 Apr 28;28(4):281-287. doi: 10.26719/emhj.22.033.
Although a silent phenomenon, violence against women has been well studied. Such violence is a universal problem with different regional and cultural patterns; it imposes heavy costs on society.
This study aimed to assess the circumstances and features of domestic violence against women in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.
This was a qualitative study using the grounded theory approach. Individual semi-structured interviews were held with 24 purposely selected women who had experienced domestic violence and who had gone to the Legal Medicine Organization of Mashhad for help. Data were analysed according to grounded theory.
From analysis of the interview data, seven main categories emerged: risk factors of violence; protective factors against violence; excuses for violence; behavioural and cultural challenges in men; inevitable adjustment; escalation of violence; and presenting to legal medicine organizations. Constant comparative analysis of the data led to the identification of inevitable adjustment as the core variable of the study.
Inevitable adjustment was the main strategy of women to deal with domestic violence against them. Promoting respect for the universal human rights of women, strengthening the network of services and social support for women and enforcing legal protection are necessary to reduce violence against women.
尽管针对妇女的暴力行为是一种无声的现象，但已得到充分研究。这种暴力是一个普遍存在的问题，具有不同的地区和文化模式；它给社会带来了沉重的代价。
本研究旨在评估伊朗伊斯兰共和国马什哈德妇女遭受家庭暴力的情况和特征。
这是一项使用扎根理论方法的定性研究。对 24 名有过家庭暴力经历并前往马什哈德法医组织寻求帮助的妇女进行了个别半结构化访谈。根据扎根理论分析数据。
从访谈数据的分析中，出现了七个主要类别：暴力的危险因素；预防暴力的保护因素；暴力的借口；男性的行为和文化挑战；不可避免的调整；暴力升级；以及向法医组织报案。对数据的不断比较分析导致确定不可避免的调整是本研究的核心变量。
不可避免的调整是妇女应对针对她们的家庭暴力的主要策略。促进对妇女普遍人权的尊重、加强妇女服务和社会支持网络以及实施法律保护，对于减少针对妇女的暴力行为是必要的。
