Domestic violence against infertile women in a Turkish setting.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the prevalence of domestic violence against infertile women in a Turkish setting.


METHODS
A total of 122 women with primary infertility attending an obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic were interviewed using the Abuse Assessment Screen questionnaire to investigate their experiences of domestic violence.


RESULTS
In total, 41 (33.6%) women had experienced domestic violence because of their infertility. Of these women, 32 (78%) had experienced domestic violence for the first time in the relationship with the current partner following diagnosis of female factor infertility. The percentage of nonabused and abused infertile women who were mostly satisfied with their sexual lives was 56.87% and 29.2%, respectively (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Routine screening for domestic violence in infertility clinics is necessary to give affected women an opportunity to access appropriate health care and support services.
Yildizhan
Recep
R
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Training and Research Hospital, School of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. recepyildizhan@yahoo.com
Adali
Ertan
E
Kolusari
Ali
A
Kurdoglu
Mertihan
M
Yildizhan
Begum
B
Sahin
Guler
G
D000328:Adult; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult