A comparison study on family violence rate in wives with addicted and non addicted husbands in Urmia
Background Aims: As a major problem, addiction endangers life of people and makes families confront various problems such as violence against women. Materials and Methods: 300 women who had experienced violence (39 of them had addicted husbands) were investigated. The researchers collected data by a questionnaire about physical, sexual, economic and verbal mental violence. Results: The rate of physical, sexual and economic violence among women with addicted husbands was 92.3% (36 women) 79.5% (31women) and 76.9% (30 women) respectively. This rate among women with non addicted was 88.9% (232 women) 71.6% (187women) and 88.9% (232 women) The rate of physical (P=0.042) and economic violence (P= 0.036) against women with addicted husbands was higher. However, there wasn't a significant relationship between husbands' addiction and sexual violence. Conclusion: Considering the results, it is necessary to make effort to prevent addiction through careful pre marriage tests and eliminate factors which cause addiction such as poverty and unemployment.