A Survey on Women\'s Behavior to Husband\'s Violence

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to see the women’s behavior to husband’s violence and its relationship with age, education and the number of women’s children. The random sample included 125 women who referred to Esfahan welfare centers. The data were collected through structured interview by social workers. The data analysis was done by chi-square test. The results showed that 50.4% of women did not react to husband’s violence and 51.2% did not look for help at the time of violence. Also there was a significant relationship between women’s behavior and their age.

Keywords

• Domestic violence; wife abuse; women\'s behavior; husband’s violence