TY - JOUR JF - RJMS JO - RJMS VL - 24 IS - 154 PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/4/01 TI - Domestic violence and physical and mental state of women TT - خشونت خانگی و وضعیت روانی وجسمی زنان N2 - Background: Domestic violence is the main cause of intentional damage in middle-aged women. The aim of the study was to identify the relationship between women physical and psychological health and violence experience. Methods: This study was a cross - sectional study with a convenience sample of 501 married women that covered by health center of Safadasht. Data were collected during six months by the SF-36 questionnaire for quality of life, GHQ-12 questionnaire was used to assess mental health and domestic violence, and then the data were analyzed using descriptive methods, chi-square and t-tests. Results: The mean age of subjects was 32.8±0.45 years. In general the prevalence of domestic violence was 84.8%. 40 (97.6%) patients with history of history of physical illness had at least one domestic violence. Mean of women's mental health score was 18.9±2.3. Women’s quality of life in all domains was at least 54.4%±1.7 and maximum 69.3%±1.23, respectively. 37 (94.9%) of abused women reported a history of mental illness, while 2 (5.1%) reported no history of violence. 40 (97.6%) of abused women reported a history of physical illness, versus 1 (2.4%) of non-abused women. Quality of life in women with no history of domestic violence was better than women with a history of domestic violence. Conclusion: A relationship was observed between history of mental and physical illness and quality of life in women with a history of domestic violence. Women who had not a history of domestic violence had better mental and physical health and better quality of life. SP - 20 EP - 26 AU - Setayesh, nahid AU - ezoji, khadijeh AU - bakhshizade, majid AU - Nojomi, Marzieh AD - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. KW - Domestic violence KW - physical health KW - mental health KW - women UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-4300-en.html ER -