Dabagh Fekri Samaneh, Khoshnevis Negar, Zareiyan Armin, Kheirkhahi Elham, Behboodi Moghadam Zahra, Namazi Masoumeh
Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
PLoS One. 2025 Jul 15;20(7):e0326998. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326998. eCollection 2025.
Globally, 1 in 3 women (approximately 30%) experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, with intimate partner violence being the most common form Therefore, official support for women victims of domestic violence, as the most important individuals in achieving sustainable development goals, leads to improved health and empowerment of women, ultimately increasing their productivity in society. The present study aimed to elucidate understanding and experiences of Iranian victims of domestic violence regarding barriers to seeking help.
The present qualitative study employed purposive sampling and in-depth semi-structured interviews with 20 women who were victims of domestic violence from July 2023 to March 2024 at the Legal Medicine Organization, Ardabil, Iran. Qualitative content analysis was conducted conventionally using the method proposed by Zhang and Wildemuth (2016) with MAXQDA software version 10, VERBI Software GmbH, Berlin.
The age range of the participants was 15-45 years old with an average age of 30.65 years and the educational level of them ranged from elementary school to postgraduate degrees. The educational backgrounds of their spouses varied from elementary school to doctorate degree. The data analysis yielded three main categories and twelve Subcategories. The categories included "structural and economic barriers to empowerment", "ineffective support providers", "and efforts and struggles to preserve the family".
This study findings underscore a challenging reality for women, indicating a lengthy journey to assert their rights. Societal support for victims of domestic violence is insufficient, which exacerbates the situation, leading to further exploitation by men and heightened levels of violence. Victims of domestic violence require immediate access to specialized services, financial and moral support from official agencies and facilitating the formal help-seeking process.
在全球范围内，三分之一的女性（约30%）在其一生中遭受过身体暴力或性暴力，其中亲密伴侣暴力是最常见的形式。因此，对家庭暴力女性受害者的官方支持，作为实现可持续发展目标的最重要个体，有助于改善女性的健康状况并增强其权能，最终提高她们在社会中的生产力。本研究旨在阐明伊朗家庭暴力受害者在寻求帮助方面的障碍的理解和经历。
本定性研究采用目的抽样法，并于2023年7月至2024年3月在伊朗阿尔达比勒的法医学组织对20名家庭暴力受害者进行了深入的半结构化访谈。采用张和怀尔德穆特（2016年）提出的方法，使用柏林VERBI Software GmbH公司的MAXQDA软件版本10进行常规定性内容分析。
参与者的年龄范围为15至45岁，平均年龄为30.65岁，她们的教育水平从小学到研究生学位不等。她们配偶的教育背景从小学到博士学位各不相同。数据分析产生了三个主要类别和十二个子类别。这些类别包括“赋权的结构和经济障碍”、“无效的支持提供者”以及“维护家庭的努力和挣扎”。
本研究结果凸显了女性面临的具有挑战性的现实，表明她们争取权利的道路漫长。社会对家庭暴力受害者的支持不足，这加剧了这种情况，导致男性的进一步剥削和暴力程度的提高。家庭暴力受害者需要立即获得专门服务、官方机构的财政和道义支持，并简化正式的求助程序。
