Violence towards women is a public health problem.
BACKGROUND
Violence within the family is a significant health problem which threatens the health of the community. The global rates of domestic violence directed at women have been reported as 10%-69% and in Turkey as 25%-30%.


METHODS
The data of our study were obtained from the database of the official internet website of the Turkish Statistics Institute as the data related to violence between 2007 and 2012. In the evaluation of the data, SPSS 11.0 statistics software was used.


RESULTS
Although it was determined that women from all groups experienced sexual, physical and emotional violence, higher rates were observed in those living in rural areas compared to those in urban areas, in the eastern region compared to all other regions, in the 45-59 years age group, those with low level of income and with a low level of education.


CONCLUSIONS
When physicians encounter women who have experienced violence, by evaluating the violence in the context of a legal case, violence is identified and not allowed to become a cycle passed from generation to generation, and in addition to the medical intervention, without forgetting that violence is a public health problem, it is necessary to find a way to provide psychosocial and legal support for the victim.
Gaziosmanpasa University, Department of Family Medicine, Turkey.
Ramazan
R
Tetikcok
Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Forensic Medicine, Turkey. Electronic address: er4077@yahoo.com.
Erdal
E
Ozer
Ordu Yenimahalle Family Health Center, Turkey.
Lutfullah
L
Cakir
Ordu University, Department of Family Medicine, Turkey.
Ozgur
O
Enginyurt
Ordu University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey.
M Dogan
MD
İscanli
Ordu University, Department of Biostatistics, Turkey.
Soner
S
Cankaya
Ordu University, Institute of Social Sciences, Turkey.
Filiz
F
Ozer
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D016208:Databases, Factual; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D011634:Public Health; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014930:Women; D055815:Young Adult
Domestic violence; Family; Public health